Burglary ringleader from Henrico sentenced to two years
A burglary ring that recruited juveniles and preyed on well-to-do, quiet neighborhoods in Hanover and Henrico counties has run its course.
A Henrico judge sentenced the leader of the loosely knit operation to two years in prison Tuesday after hearing Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Nikki Clarke describe how that leader looted and broke into the home of a vacationing school friend.
"The mother called when she realized what happened and was able to pretty much provide information about who was behind it," Clarke said.
Cameron H. Jackson, now 20, pleaded guilty to arson, grand larceny and burglary charges. He turned himself in to authorities in December after suspects in a Hanover break-in ran from a car full of stolen merchandise.
Jackson was considered armed and dangerous at the time, according to police statements.
A group of up to a half-dozen young people, including juveniles, sought out beer and marijuana and took a variety of electronic items from unlocked cars and homes, Hanover authorities said when they reported the arrest of Jackson and an accomplice in December.
"It's like being able to walk into a store with the doors unlocked and nobody inside," Hanover Lt. Mike Trice said then.
Items valued at as much as $2,000 were taken, authorities said.
A lockbox taken in Henrico and later burned belonged to a vacationing family and contained irreplaceable financial and personal documents, Clarke told Henrico Judge Burnett Miller III this week.
Jackson, of the 10300 block of Maremont Drive in Henrico, also was charged in Hanover and received a 12-year sentence, with all but three months suspended.
A co-defendant in Hanover, Dylan T. Rugar, 19, of the 4700 block of Radford Avenue near Willow Lawn Drive, pleaded guilty to multiple larceny and petit larceny charges in July and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with all but one month suspended.
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These aren’t kids. They are a well organized young gang. They have been working the West End for at least 5 years. When our business location was vandalized 3 years ago, we knew one of the kids, due to a witness. When Henrico PD arrived and we gave them the kid’s name..he pulled out a list of names whom he noted were part of the gang. That was three years ago and Conner Jackson was the ringleader then. No one got anything more than a juvy hearing and community service. These kids are smart…The 13, 14 & 15 year olds do the crime and get no time. Jackson gets a majority of the profit and shares what he fences. The kids are attracted to him. He gives them access to drugs, alcohol and transportation. These kids live on the edge with minimal parental control or care(and I do mean their parents don’t care!) Cameron plays the father figure or Pied Piper and the “outsiders” tagg along until they are caught or get lucky and break away.
What’s even scarier is that the co-defendant pleaded guilty to multiple larceny charges and got off with all but ONE MONTH of his 12 years suspended! Who is the judge that sentenced them? He or she is pretty much telling every low-life in Henrico/Hanover that if you break into people’s houses and steal things, you won’t have to serve hardly any jailtime if you’re caught. Does anyoen know what the state sentencing guidelines suggest for crimes like this? One month for multiple larceny charges sounds VERY light to me.
They will receive even less at the first violation of probation hearing. Go sit in court any day and you will see much of the same. No wonder Virginia can afford to close prisons, no one is being sent there. I have been watching how the greater Richmodn area Judges have been sentencing for a while now. It appears the more serious the offense is the lesser amount of time they receive. I must say though, it does appear Chesterfield Courts hand down more time.
....the only thing newsworthy about this article(other than the location of the thefts) is the fact that they received such lenient sentences…2 YEARS?? omg…..well people it is a recession and i guess if you want to take minimal risk with greater rewards then go and break into someone’s house and steal their goods…if u r caught?.only 2 years..lol lmao
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