Suspect indicted for stealing items from Johnson City gravesites

A grave robber who police said took thousands of dollars in accessories from tombstone sites at a local cemetery has been indicted by a Washington County, Tennessee grand jury.

Wiley Adams, 42, is charged with desecration of a venerated object and interference with processions or religious exercises, according to a city report. Investigators received a call from a memorial park reporting the theft of vases and other precious metals back in May.

Their report said Adams was seen on video surveillance at a local scrap yard business taking the items and cashing them in for a profit.

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