Three men indicted for theft of Best Buy inventory

 SHEPHERDSVILLE - Three men who were originally charged last October have been indicted by the Bullitt County Grand Jury.

Richard Constant III, Jacob Waters and Benjamin Hursh have each been indicted on two counts of complicity to theft by unlawful taking over $10,000.

The charges relate to items allegedly taken from Best Buy in the Cedar Grove Business Park.

The Class C felonies are punishable by 5-10 years in prison.

The Shepherdsville police department investigated the case dating back to last September.

At that time, Constant, 34, of Shepherdsville, and Hursh, 36, of Bardstown, worked at Best Buy’s distribution facility.

Det. George Jetter said that the men had knowledge of the company’s computer system.

They were able to ship deliveries — which included televisions, cell phones and other electronic devices — to the home of Waters, who lives in northern Bullitt County.

Once the items were delivered, Jetter said in an earlier interview that the men were able to be sold and the profits divided.

At the time, the estimated loss totaled over $175,000.

Shepherdsville police did not know how much of the two stolen shipments had been recovered when the bust was made last October.

The Shepherdsville police department worked with the Best Buy loss prevention specialist on the case.

An indictment does not mean guilt or innocence. It only means that at least nine of the 12 grand jurors felt there was enough information to move forward with a criminal trial.