He had no weapons, no drugs. I hope he can go to an adult diversion program or boot camp. Gamble said he would wait for the pre-sentencing report before making a decision on punishment. However, Martin and Coleman still face punishment in surrounding localities. Investigators have been comparing robbery notes since a number of break-ins occurred at New London Business Center on U.S. 460 in Campbell County last August.
Charges are pending against the two men there.
Amherst investigators were able to make their arrests because of teamwork with surrounding agencies. Following a break-in at Page Me Inc. in Lynchburg, investigators found out that Martin was part of an electrical contracting crew that worked on the business. When Amherst investigators were notified, deputies kept an eye on Martin's 1988 Pontiac Sunbird. Deputies spotted the car on U.S. 29 in Madison Heights before the men turned down Dillard Road and ran from the car wearing black stocking hats and black clothing. A K-9 unit searched the wooded area but found no trace.