Man ordered to pay $762K in RRAD theft: Autrey sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after scrapping batteries, armor kits for $22,959

A man who stole parts and equipment from Red River Army Depot was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday and ordered to pay $762,000 in restitution.
Jason Allen Autrey, 36, appeared with Texarkana lawyer David James for sentencing Friday before U.S. District Judge Robert Schroeder III in Texarkana's downtown federal building. Autrey pleaded guilty to theft of government property earlier this year. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Ross prosecuted the case in the Texarkana Division of the Eastern District of Texas.
Autrey carried off Hawker batteries and Bradley bolt-on armor kits worth at least $762,000 while working for the depot as a heavy mobile equipment mechanic inspector in the dynamometer section of the maintenance directorate, according to a factual basis used to create the following account. Autrey took the parts on "an almost daily basis," from at least July 13, 2015, to at least May 5, 2016.
Once he removed the equipment from RRAD property, Autrey took the stolen goods to Tri-State Iron and Metal in Texarkana, Ark., and sold them for scrap. Autrey pocketed $22,959.84 in cash from selling the parts to Tri-State but was ordered to pay the full $762,000 in restitution at the hearing Friday.
Schroeder told Autrey he must surrender himself to the Federal Bureau of Prisons by 2 p.m. Sept. 12. Following his release from prison, Autrey will be supervised by federal officials for three years. If he violates the terms of his supervised release, Autrey could be ordered to spend additional time behind bars.
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