ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 1997 TAG: 9702110061
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG
SOURCE: LISA K. GARCIA
A Christiansburg man will serve five years in prison for his part in a string of burglaries that spanned four years.
James B. Stump, 30, was indicted in October on 16 counts of grand larceny and 11 counts of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. As part of a plea agreement, Stump pleaded guilty to the grand larceny charges Friday and the state dropped the breaking and entering charges, according to court records.
The court agreed to the plea agreement, which called for a two-year prison sentence on each grand larceny charge to be served consecutively. All but five years of the 32-year sentence was suspended.
Stump will serve 10 years of active probation after his release and must pay restitution to his victims, the agreement stated.
Aside from Stump, authorities charged his brother, Wayne E. Stump, 27, and Schemil D. Means, 27, in connection with burglaries at construction sites and homes dating back to 1992.
The crimes occurred in Christiansburg, Riner and other rural parts of Montgomery County. One case involved the theft of a safe with about $2,000 from a church treasurer's home.
Wayne Stump and Means have yet to go to trial.
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