Plumber charged with stealing jewelry from Potomac home — Gazette.Net

A plumber is facing a felony theft charge, accused of helping himself to $40,500 worth of jewelry while on a service call at a house in Potomac.

Matthew Christian Trigger, 36, a plumber with Michael & Son Services, went to a home on Cobble Creek Circle on Sept. 20, and was left alone for a time on the second floor of the house near the master bedroom, according to charging documents.

The owner of the house called police the next day after noticing that six pieces of jewelry were missing. They ranged in value from $1,500 for a gold ring with a row of diamonds to $15,000 for a Canadian Coin necklace with an 18-karat gold chain.

Police confirmed that Trigger had been at the home the previous day, and used databases to confirm that Trigger had pawned a necklace in Frederick matching one described by the victim. The victim identified the necklace from a photograph, according to charging documents.

Police searched Triggers home, in the 7200 block of East Sundown Court in Frederick, on Sept. 26 and found the Canadian Coin pendant in his bedroom and pawn receipts in his vehicle, according to charging documents.

Neither Trigger nor his attorney could be reached for comment, and calls to the home of the victim, Joanne Levin, were not answered Friday.

Michael and Sons did not responded to multiple requests for comment this week.

Trigger faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $15,000 fine for a charge of theft of property valued between $10,000 and $100,000. He has a court date scheduled for Dec. 22, according to online court records.

dleaderman@gazette.net

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