3 charged in theft of Thoreau statue from campus

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Salisbury University police say three men have been charged with the theft of a life-sized, 400-pound bronze statue of Henry David Thoreau from the campus on the Eastern Shore.

Raymond Louis Bunting, 56, of Fruitland, Md., was arrested Thursday and charged with felony theft. Police say he was arrested after he sold the statue for $442 to a recycling firm.

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