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43 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, January 24, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend October 13, 2004 Suspect arrested in statue vandalism A Klamath Falls man has been jailed on felony charges relating to the attempted theft of a life-size bronze chess-player statue from Medford’s Vogel Plaza, police said. Bryan Patrick Graley, 25, was lodged in the Jackson County Jail on charges of attempted aggravated first-degree theft, first-degree criminal mischief and reckless driving. Bail was set at $23,000, Medford police Lt. Mike Moran said. Medford police detectives on Tuesday traveled to Klamath County to pick up Graley after sheriff’s deputies there stopped his 1991 GMC Yukon. Graley allegedly rammed the downtown statue around 2 a.m. Saturday morning with his sport- utility vehicle, then drove off after a security guard confronted him and an accomplice. Police are still looking for the unknown man who was traveling with Graley when the $25,000 statue was damaged. Witnesses told police two men tried to lift the heavy bronze statue into the SUV after ramming it. The statue depicts a sitting man bent over a table with a chess set on it. It was installed in Vogel Plaza more than two years ago. The chess player, who Moran said is known by some as "Chester," was damaged in the incident and seized by police as evidence. Moran said if police catch up to Graley’s partner in crime, he will face charges of first-degree criminal mischief and attempted aggravated first-degree theft. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to phone Medford police at 774-2228 or 770-4783. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers