At approximately 1:30 a.m. on May 21, 2010 Deputy Chad Lamma of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was on routine patrol in the area of Kelly Drive in Front Royal, where he observed headlights behind a building at a construction site.  Deputy Lamma observed two vehicles leaving the construction site.  Once on the road, the vehicles stopped and one driver exited his vehicle.  Deputy Lamma stopped the vehicles and questioned the drivers as to why they were at the construction site.  During the questioning, Deputy Lamma observed material that appeared to be consistent with items that would be at a construction site in the bed of the pickup.  The driver of the pickup, Ryan Paige McDermott (22), of 218 Carrol Drive, Stephens City, and his passenger, Angela Ruth Herter (18) of the same address, admitted to taking the items from the construction site.  Both were arrested for larceny.  The items consisted of pipes, fittings and couplings, and beams belonging to Walter Moyer of Front Royal.  The items are valued at approximately $500.   The second vehicle and its driver were not involved in the theft.

 Both subjects were taken to the Warren County Jail where warrants were issued for grand larceny.  Both are being held without bond at this time. 

May 24, 2010

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