UPDATE: Jacen Brantley Abbott pleaded guilty June 21, 2019, to two counts of first-degree malicious mischief, first-degree theft, possession of methamphetamine and a domestic violence court order violation, and was sentenced to 43 months in prison. A misdemeanor sentence of 364 days for the court order violation was suspended for two years, according to records in Clark County Superior Court.
Two men who allegedly stole more than $30,000 worth of cellphones after breaking into a Vancouver AT&T store made their first appearances Thursday in Clark County Superior Court.
Shortly before 4 a.m. Dec. 28, Jacen Brantley Abbott, 30, and Gage Addison Millican, 26, climbed a pipe outside the Mattress Firm at 4315 N.E. Thurston Way and entered the store through a rooftop hatch, according to an affidavit of probable cause. While in the store, they stole small items, including a pocketknife, the affidavit said.
The men then entered the AT&T store next door, and after finding a key, opened a container and took more than 50 cellphones, including brand new iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. They then exited the store through a rear door, activating the alarm, the affidavit said.
