Crime & Safety
High Ridge Man Sentenced in Burglary of Rams Coach's Home
James Bright has been sentenced to 10 years in prison as part of a plea deal, stltoday.com reports. Bright and another man broke into the coach's home Dec. 31.
A High Ridge man has been sentenced for his involvement in a burglary at the home of Rob Boras, the St. Louis Rams tight ends coach.
James Bright, of the 6200 block of Sunshine Drive, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison as part of a plea deal, according to an article on stltoday.com. The plea deal dismissed other cases pending against Bright.
Bright, 25, and Jeffrey Medcalf, of the 1100 block of Briarhurst in West County, were charged in January with second-degree burglary and felony stealing in the Dec. 31 incident at the coach's Kirkwood home.
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As previously reported on Patch, the men stole a gold NFC championship ring, two gold Southwestern Conference championship rings and a gold Big 12 championship ring, according to a Kirkwood police report. A gold charm bracelet, two video game consoles, two flat-screen televisions, six wristwatches, 20 video games, an iPhone 4 and other items were also taken.
A plea hearing for Medcalf is set for May 2.
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Editor's note: An earlier version of this story listed the incorrect sentence term. It has been updated.
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