Sep 5, 2014 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – A Nemacolin man who pleaded guilty to illegally transferring a firearm was sentenced last week by Greene County Judge Farley Toothman to 6 to 23 ½ months in jail.

Billy Wayne Stiles, 26, of 296 Sheridan St. was charged by Cumberland Township police March 22, 2013, after three handguns and two rifles he left with another person were recovered.

One of the handguns had its serial number removed and was reported stolen. Two had been purchased by another person who told police she had bought them for Stiles after he told her he could not pass a background test.

Charges of possessing a firearm with an altered manufacturer’s number and receiving stolen property were withdrawn by prosecutors. Stiles was given credit for time served, 15 days, and ordered to pay a $500 fine.

Solomon Knighten Chambers, 47, of 626 Giffen Ave., Canonsburg, pleaded no contest to theft and was sentenced to 7 years of probation and ordered to perform 225 hours of community service.

Chambers was accused of stealing money from the Monroe Muffler at Greene Plaza, where he was a manager between March 1, 2012, and Nov. 1, 2012. An internal audit revealed $5,216 was stolen through false and voided invoices, police said.

As part of his sentence, Chambers also was ordered to pay $5,216 in restitution to Monroe Muffler.

Benjamin Joseph Howard, 25, of Carmichaels pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to 30 days to 1 year in jail.

On Nov. 1, 2013, Howard repeatedly called his ex-girlfriend’s mother and threatened her and called her names. A charge of terroristic threats was withdrawn. Howard also was ordered to pay $250 in fines and perform 125 hours of community service.