Teen Pleads Guilty To Taking $140K From House

17/10/2008 04:30
A 19-year-old partygoer accused of stealing $140,000 from the Arkansas home of the chairman of Tyson Foods Inc. pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting stolen goods.

The Dec. 27 theft occurred during a party thrown by John Tyson's daughter at the family's home in Johnson, a rural town about 141 miles northwest of Little Rock. Ryan Matthew Silvey, 19, was arrested Feb. 13 in Olathe, Kan., and police recovered about $30,000 of the missing money on him.

Silvey appeared Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. Prosecutors said he could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Authorities are still searching for Bryce Kelly Anderson, also 19, who is accused of taking the money with Silvey at the party. State charges were dropped against a third person initially named by authorities.

Upton said Anderson is being sought for unlawful flight and for transporting money across state lines. Authorities are searching in Texas, where he has family, and states across the South where Anderson had been working odd jobs at the time of the theft, Johnson police Detective Denny Upton said.

"We are very concerned about his well-being," Upton said. "He's a 19-year-old boy who has not been in touch with family members or friends for a period of time after he was in constant contact with family members. They have expressed their concern as well."

Tyson reported the theft Jan. 10 and issued a statement saying he was saddened by the incident and would no longer keep cash in his house. A spokesman for the Springdale, Ark.,-based Tyson Foods said Tyson was traveling Tuesday and could not be reached for comment.

SINC SAYS:

A 19 year old boy? I’d say he’s a 19 year old man by law who also happens to be a thief. And anyone who leaves that much cash laying around the house has waaaaay too much money.


SAT