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Raleigh County Man Convicted in Fairdale Post Office Break-In

BECKLEY (AP) -

A Raleigh County man has been convicted in a post office burglary.

A federal jury in Beckley convicted 31-year-old Timothy Taylor on Tuesday in the October 2011 break-in at the Fairdale Post Office.

Court testimony showed Taylor and Benjamin J. Webb of Beckley used a sledgehammer to smash a glass door and steal nine packages of bath salts addressed to Webb.

Webb pleaded guilty in May to burglary-related charges.

Both face up to five years in prison and $250,000 fines. Taylor's sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Webb is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 30.

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