CNJ staff A 22-year-old Clovis man was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for his role in an armored truck embezzlement scheme. Chris Adcox pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen property, harboring a felon, tampering with evidence and five counts of forgery, according to court records. Adcox was the third and final defendant sentenced […]
Third suspect arrested in embezzlement
May 11, 2006
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the embezzlement of more than $600,000 from an armored car service in early March. The suspect was arrested two weeks ago in Tucson, Ariz., on an unrelated warrant, police said. According to court records, three men conspired to go into […]
Second man arrested in connection with armored car embezzlement
March 31, 2006
By Tony Parra: Freedom Newspapers A second man was arrested last week in connection with an armored car heist, officials confirmed on Thursday. Chris Adcox, 21, of Clovis was arrested March 22 by officers from the Clovis Police Department, District Attorney Matt Chandler said. “We have probable cause that establishes the individual (Adcox) received stolen […]
Townsend, Louise
April 20, 2004
Louise Townsend Services: Have been held. Louise “Lou” Townsend, 80, of Clovis, died Tuesday, April 6, 2004, in Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born on July 23, 1923, in Maysville, Okla., to James and Vera Kelley Adcox. She founded Johnnies Drive-Inn in 1943 and ran the business with her husband until 1970. […]
