2 arrested after $2,000 theft from Columbia Catholic church
Two people have been arrested in the theft of a set of candlesticks from a Columbia church, according television news reports.
Deborah Leslie, 55, and Gary Nichols, 57, have been charged with criminal conspiracy and grand larceny, after Columbia police reviewed surveillance footage of a couple stealing items out of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Devine Street, according to WIS-TV and WLTX-TV.
The duo were arrested this week, but the candlesticks, valued at $2,100, have not been recovered, the stations reported.
Leslie and Nichols were located in Lexington County with the assistance of Lexington County sheriff’s deputies.
This story was originally published April 13, 2021 at 10:02 AM.
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Bristow Marchant
The State