
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, August 19, 1993                   TAG: 9308190263
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By DAVID M. POOLE STAFF WRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

INMATE GETS 6 MONTHS FOR BREAK-IN

A third inmate charged with breaking into the property room at the Roanoke County Jail has been sentenced to an extra six months behind bars.

Two separate break-ins earlier this year prompted the Roanoke County Sheriff's Department to add a deadbolt to the property room door and to increase trusty supervision.

"We were able to jump on top of it as soon as it happened," Capt. Barry Tayloe said. "There are things that can go unnoticed, but that don't go unnoticed by the inmates."

Trusties discovered that the door to the property room, where inmates' personnel possessions are held, was secured by a simple lock that could be jimmied with a piece of plastic.

While one trusty kept watch, others broke into the room and made off with jewelry belonging to fellow inmates. All the property, except one chain, was recovered after the thefts were discovered, Tayloe said.

William Cary Carter, 22, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of breaking and entering and was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended after he serves six months, according to Mark Claytor, assistant Roanoke County commonwealth's attorney.

James Tristam May, 23, and Michael Wayne Lynn, 29, earlier pleaded guilty to similar charges. May was sentenced to five years in jail, suspended after serving four months. Lynn will be sentenced Oct. 21, Claytor said.

by CNB