A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a Cole County burglary investigation and was ordered to serve 120 days shock detention in prison.
James Kliethermes, 47, was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count each of receiving stolen property and stealing.
According to a Missouri Highway Patrol probable cause statement, a vehicle pulled over during a January 2017 traffic stop where a motorcycle in Kliethermes' possession turned out to have been stolen from a storage unit in Eugene.
Last February, several other items stolen from the same storage unit were posted for sale on Facebook.
Authorities learned Kliethermes had been selling items similar to those taken in area thefts out of the back of his truck.
Investigators went to a rental property on Willow Drive, where Kliethermes used to live, and a large amount of stolen items from area thefts were reportedly kept. Neighbors and other witnesses said they heard conversations regarding the theft of items, and they described many of the items in the basement which turned out to have been stolen from the storage units.
Authorities obtained a search warrant and found items stolen from several locations in Cole County.
The owner of the property told authorities Kliethermes had moved into the basement of the home and began bringing in a large quantity of suspicious items. He said Kliethermes would steal items from storage units and bring them back to the Willow Drive residence. The property owner also said Kliethermes would often brag when they got back, saying they "hit a good lick." Not only would the two sell items on social media, the property owner said, but they would also trade some items for drugs.