CLAYTON, N.C. — A Clayton woman has been charged after investigators say she sold a cellphone stolen during a break-in at a rental storage unit.
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said the case began Jan. 28 when a 27-year-old Clayton man reported his storage unit on Loop Road had been forcibly entered. About $2,080 in property was taken, including tools, automotive parts and a cellphone.
During the investigation, deputies learned the stolen phone had been sold Feb. 5 through an EcoATM kiosk located at Walmart in Clayton.
Authorities identified the person who completed the transaction as Amber Nicole Strickland, 33, of Fox Ridge Drive…