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Ely man charged in gun and vehicle crimes

Keith Vandervort
Posted 11/22/21

ELY – A 25-year-old Ely man faces three felony burglary charges, a felony theft charge, and two firearms felony charges in connection with several reports of burglaries and thefts in the area …

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Ely man charged in gun and vehicle crimes

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ELY – A 25-year-old Ely man faces three felony burglary charges, a felony theft charge, and two firearms felony charges in connection with several reports of burglaries and thefts in the area dating back to August.
Troy Allen Stahl, 1125 E Camp St., was charged last week in St. Louis County Sixth Judicial District Court in Virginia.
Stahl was allegedly involved in the theft of as many as 10 guns, reportedly taken from a storage facility in Ely, stolen vehicles, and stolen fishing equipment, according to court documents. Each of the felony charges carries a maximum penalty of five to 20 years in prison and/or fines exceeding $160,000.
According to the criminal complaint, released by the Ely Police Department, Stahl was suspected of involvement in the reported theft of a vehicle in Ely on Aug. 24. Stahl initially denied the accusation. The vehicle was later discovered in Winton, and in the vehicle was a crossbow covered with a snowmobile tarp, also reported missing.
In September, a burglary at a local storage facility was reported to Ely police that indicated as many as 10 firearms were taken. Another burglary at another nearby storage facility was reported in October where several items were taken, according to police.
On Nov. 8, an Ely resident reported to police that bow fishing equipment and a speaker were taken from her garage, and she suspected that Stahl was involved. The next day, Ely police responded to an Ely residence where St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department was recovering a stolen vehicle.
The Ely Police Chief said he was directed to an antique cash register that the owner of the house said belonged to Stahl. While police were still there, Stahl walked up to the residence and, according to the complaint, he was arrested related to the stolen vehicle. Stahl indictaed that “he wanted to tell the truth about what had been going on and that it would incriminate him big time.”
In an interview with police, Stahl reportedly confessed to the vehicle theft in August and breaking into the storage units. The report said Stahl admitted to police that he was “running guns to Virginia,” and specifically admitted to taking two shotguns from the storage unit to sell them for money. He also told police that he “borrowed” the bow fishing equipment, but also admitted he did not have permission to borrow it.
The report indicated that Stahl has a prior burglary conviction from 2015.
Stahl remains in jail awaiting a court date.