PORT ANGELES – A habitual thief best known for using his truck to tear the front doors off of PA Power and making off with chain saws and other equipment was sentenced to 8 years in prison Monday.
31-year-old Port Angeles resident Justin Bryles pled guilty to burglary, theft, possession and other charges after a search of his home on Lake Aldwell Road in January produced multiple items of suspected stolen property that included a Subaru Outback, two Kawasaki quads, a drift boat, a utility trailer, chainsaws, 8 firearms and other items.
Bryles was already a convicted felon at the time of his arrest, having 6 prior felony convictions which prohibited him from possessing firearms.