VA SHORE: Man gets jail time after stealing underwear on way to jail

EASTVILLE A man who stole two pairs of underwear after being told he would need clean skivvies to serve weekends in jail may need even more drawers - he's been sentenced to even more time in jail.

Alvin Rogers, 33, of Painter, was sentenced to five years with two years, six months suspended for third-offense shoplifting. Substitute Circuit Judge Glen A. Tyler, presiding in Northampton Circuit Court, noted that Rogers had already paid the $17.85 in restitution.

Defense attorney Paul Watson told the court late last year that a person checking in for weekends in the Accomack County Jail is ...