Chesterfield man charged with post office burglary

A Chesterfield man has been charged with burglary of a post office, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.

An indictment alleges 58-year-old Johnny Lee Burch broke into the Chesterfield Post Office in March. Authorities report that $40, a pocket knife and some food from the office refrigerator were stolen.

Burch faces a maximum penalty of a $250,000 fine and five years in prison.

The case was investigated by the Chesterfield Police Department and agents of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, and been assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney William E. Day II of the Florence office for prosecution.