In federal court on Wednesday, a West Virginia man pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.5 million worth of specialized mine equipment from sites in Indiana and Armstrong counties four years ago.
46-year-old Eudell Dickerson of Beckley, West Virginia pleaded guilty to two counts before Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak. Dickerson told the judge that he and co-defendant David Stanley – and others – took the high-value equipment in five separate break-ins between February and May of 2017. The equipment was then sold to a company that sells new and used mining equipment in Beckley. Dickerson said he and others also stole equipment from mining sites in Virginia and Kentucky.
FBI special agents found some of the stolen machinery at the reseller’s facility and also identified trucks driven by Dickerson and Stanley as being involved in the thefts.
Dickerson will be sentenced on August 25th. He could get as much as ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
