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Vehicle theft sends Atchison man to prison

By Brian Hagen

03/29/2021

Jesse Roper-Kelly ( Credit: Atchison Co Sheriff's Office)

(KAIR)--An Atchison man is going to prison, sentenced to just over a year for stealing a vehicle parked outside of an Atchison restaurant and bar last year.

According to a release from Atchison County Attorney Sherri Becker, Jesse Roper-Kelley was sentenced Monday in Atchison County District Court, with the prison term based both upon his criminal history and due to a special rule that made it a presumptive prison case.

That's due to Roper-Kelley committing the crime while on felony post-release supervision stemming from a separate felony case.

Along with prison, Roper-Kelley was ordered to pay restitution to the vehicle's owner due to damage that followed the November 12, 2020 theft that occurred outside of Atchison's Paolucci's Lounge.

Using video surveillance from that business, as well as a local gas station, Atchison Police identified Roper-Kelly as the suspect.

He was later located, and arrested, in Nemaha County after a Sheriff's Deputy found him inside the stolen vehicle.

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