An Ardmore man who last month told Carter County deputies he used a number of high tech items and OU memorabilia stolen from a Springer business as gifts for his wife’s birthday is now facing charges in connection with three more area burglaries.
Undersheriff Milton Anthony said Deputies Matt Dunn and Gary Williamson have presented reports to the district attorney’s office that allegedly link Larry Staggs to the burglary of a rural Dickson residence and thefts at a Dickson business and a Prairie Valley Road firm.
“We have recovered some, but not all, of the items stolen from all of the burglaries,” Anthony said Wednesday afternoon.
Anthony commended Dunn and Williamson for an “exceptional” job in the ongoing investigation, adding, “It is possible there could be even more pending charges by the time this investigation is completed.”
Deputies arrested Staggs Aug. 15 when a search of his Davis Street residence yielded property stolen a month earlier from VE Enterprises. Recovered in the search was a large screen computer monitor, two computers, a camera and an autographed OU football. Staggs, who was a former employee at the Springer firm, told deputies at the time he used the stolen property as presents for his wife’s birthday and gifts for other family members.
He was formally charged with possession of stolen property as a result of that arrest.
Since his arrest and the filing of charges in connection with the Springer burglary, Staggs has remained jailed at the Carter County Detention Center pending the posting of a $50,000 bond.
Anthony said Wednesday he could not predict how much longer the investigation would last or what the final outcome of the probe would be.
Marsha Miller 221-6529
marsha.miller@ardmoreite.com
