Monday, January 03, 2011
Three Plead Guilty To CSX Thefts
WEST VIRGINIA....
Darrell G. Deerfield, 47, of Rush, Kentucky, Joey Williams, 52, of Greenup, Kentucky and Paul D. Smith, 40, of Barboursville, West Virginia, each face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced April 4th. The three entered guilty pleas Monday to one federal count of conspiracy to transport and sell goods stolen from interstate shipments from April 2007 to September 2008. Prosecutors say the men plotted to steal diesel fuel meant for CSX locomotives and then sell the stolen fuel, valued at more than $900,000, to various businesses and people in West Virginia and Kentucky.