2nd West Point Cadet Is Sentenced to Prison for Theft
Associated Press
WEST POINT, N.Y. — A second West Point cadet has been sentenced to prison for breaking into a store at the academy and stealing nearly $25,000 worth of merchandise.
William L. Bender, 20, was sentenced to 15 months at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., dismissed from the Army and stripped of all pay and benefits.
Bender and Cadet John B. Taylor IV broke into the store last December and stole watches, leather jackets, video cameras and jewelry valued at about $24,820. Taylor was sentenced to 18 months in June.
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