Two local men have been arrested for possession of items stolen from four local churches.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Alexander Warner Sampson, 27, of Camas, confessed to Washougal Police Sgt. Zane Freschette about being involved in burglaries at Camas Church of the Nazarene, 2204 N.E. Birch St.; Gateway Community Church, 1235 “E” St., Washougal; Christian Life/First United Pentecostal Church, 1303 N.E. Garfield St., Camas; and St. John’s Presbyterian, 1206 N.E. Birch St., Camas.
Freschette arrested Sampson, May 25, during an unrelated investigation involving the theft of a motorcycle.
Sampson assisted officers in recovering some of the stolen property. He was arrested for three counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree theft, two counts of third-degree theft and one count of trafficking stolen property.
Items taken by Sampson from St. John’s included two Kindle tablets, two digital cameras, batteries and a guitar.
Musical instruments stolen by Sampson from Christian Life Church were a keyboard and a bass guitar, as well as a laptop, Bible, leather briefcase and 1940’s edition dictionary.