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Ellwood man faces bazaar charges

An Ellwood City man has been charged in a theft at a church bazaar.

According to Ellwood City police, 19-year-old Jason E. Lambright stole items July 30 and July 31 during a fundraiser at Holy Redeemer Church, 311 Lawrence Ave. The items included 40 stuffed and inflatable animals, four bags of cotton candy and three candied apples.

Lambright is accused of enlisting two juveniles, ages 14 and 16, to carry out the scheme.

Lambright faces two felony counts of criminal conspiracy to commit burglary. He also is charged with the following misdemeanor offenses: two counts of corruption of minors; two counts of criminal conspiracy/receiving stolen property; and one count of criminal conspiracy to commit theft.

Ellwood City police filed the charges Monday with District Judge Jerry G. Cartwright. Police also filed charges in two unrelated events.

Police accused Lambright of taking $110 from a borough tanning salon in August. He was charged with burglary, a felony offense, in addition to misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking.

Lambright will answer to a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized use of an auto. He reportedly took a truck in September parked near Lincoln High School and drove it to Pittsburgh and Lisbon, Ohio, before returning it.

Finally, he faces charges stemming from a Nov. 3 incident at the Beaver Valley Mall. He has been in the Beaver County jail since then, charged with robbery/threatening immediate serious bodily injury, a felony; terroristic threats, a misdemeanor; and possessing instruments of crime, a misdemeanor.

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2 comments:

C H said...

What strange things to steal from a church bazaar! What's a grown man want with stuffed animals, cotton candy & candied apples in quantity? And thinking it through to the point of getting minors to do it instead of him. Very odd. Seems this guy stays in trouble all the time.

Anonymous said...

That's the Jason I knew. I was engaged to him 5 years ago. According to his family he's supposta be gettin out this year. He was addicted to drugs and stole and resold for money. It's a shame. Hope he's getting the help he needed... My heart goes out to our old friends and all the familys that he effected by this!

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