Shelden Robert Gentry charged in theft of cash box from roadside honey stand
Ephrata police say surveillance video shows a man taking the cash box from a roadside honey stand; a criminal complaint was filed Oct. 21, 2026.
The Ephrata Police Department charged 27-year-old Shelden Robert Gentry of Womelsdorf with Theft by Unlawful Taking (M3) after responding Oct. 6, 2026 at 3:28 p.m. to the 1700 block of Texter Mountain Road in West Cocalico Township for a reported theft. The victim provided video showing a male taking the cash box from a roadside honey stand; officers identified the suspect from the footage and a criminal complaint was filed through MDJ Bearinger’s office on Oct. 21, 2026. Gentry is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.