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Brilliant thief spared jail in art heist case
Dayton judge suspended a two to five year sentence and placed Ronald Valeria on probation, citing an IQ of 140 and a psychiatric report. Valeria, 22, pleaded guilty to stealing art worth about 14 500 from Dayton and Cincinnati museums. Police confiscated over 60 pieces valued around 100 000 from his home including a Manet etching. Valeria allegedly carried it out the front door. Valeria had worked as a student monitor at Williamstown College Museum of Art where director Franklin W. Robinson said he was emotionally upset.
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Dayton, Ohio
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Russell E. Yeazel
Ronald Anthony Valeria
Valerin
Dayton
Cincinnati
Yeazel
Valeria
W. ‘Ollege
Williamstown
Mass
Dayton Art Institute
Edouard Manet
Cincinnati Art Museum
Manet
Williamstown College Museum of Art
Franklin W. Robinson
College Museum