A Jefferson City man has been placed on five years supervised probation for one count of felony stealing in connection with an incident that occurred in July 2018.
During a hearing before Cole County Presiding Judge Pat Joyce, Jordan Stokes, 33, was also ordered to pay restitution for stealing a welder, table saw, stereo equipment and other items worth more than $750 from Affordable Family Storage on Industrial Drive in Jefferson City.
Stokes had been selling items to various pawn shops, including a welder matching the description of the stolen welder, according to a Cole County Sheriff's Department probable cause statement.
A deputy found Stokes had "placed a large amount of property in several storage units at Affordable Storage on Industrial Drive."
The deputy called the business and was told Stokes was not listed as a renter. The deputy went to Affordable Storage and reviewed security camera footage, which revealed Stokes and his girlfriend "had been coming into the climate-controlled business after hours with a pass code they should not know or have."
The victim in the theft later identified several items of his in the unit at Affordable Storage.