Son Pawns Father's Stolen Items in Stafford: Police

STAFFORD, VA — A man stole a boat motor and a leaf blower from his father's home on Blair Road and sold both items to an area pawn shop earlier this month, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

Jacob Powell, 30, of Acree Avenue in Spotsylvania was arrested last Thursday and charged with grand larceny.

He's being without bond, and other charges are pending.

On March, 6 police responded to a break-in reported at Blair Road, where a man said his Mercury 24 HP boat motor, worth about $4,500, was stolen from a secured shed. He gave police the serial number.

On March 8, an officer who had been checking around local pawn shops found a store that had sold the motor the previous day. The motor was found and returned to the owner.

As the investigation continued, police found that Powell also had sold a leaf blower to the shop. Police called his father, who then discovered he was missing his leaf blower.

Police located Powell, and he twice told them he would turn himself in.

He never did, so police finally tracked him down again in the area of 300 Chatham Heights Road.

Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office