Man charged with trying to sell stolen jewelry

RUSSELLVILLE , Al.
A Franklin County man is in jail after police said he tried to sell stolen jewelry to the jewelry store that is owned by a co-worker of the person who owned the jewelry.
Cody Ray Anderson, 28, 2197 Franklin 624, Russellville, is charged with first-degree receiving stolen property, Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett said this morning.
Reports indicate Anderson was charged late Wednesday afternoon after he tried to sell a wedding ring set to the owner of Artistic Jewelry in Russellville.
The owner, Neil Willis, is also a fireman and the jewelry was identified as being taken from Fire Chief Joe Mansell’s house during a burglary Monday, Russellville police investigator Lt. Scotty Lowery said.
“Neil was suspicious when the man brought the jewelry to the store,” Lowery said. “He called Mansell, who came to the business and identified the items as being his wife’s.”
Lowery said police were notified and Anderson was taken into custody. He said the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the burglary that occurred on Franklin 624.
Lowery said at the time of the arrest, Anderson was out of jail on bail for misdemeanor theft charges, so he is being held in the Russellville City Jail without bail at this time.