Misdemeanor charges against All That Glitters employee are dropped

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• San Luis Obispo jeweler’s case is in jury’s hands

  San Luis Obispo jeweler’s case is in jury’s hands

  The question of whether a San Luis Obispo salesman knew he was buying stolen jewelry when he purchased diamond and sapphire rings in 2010 was at the heart of closings arguments Wednesday in his stolen-property trial.

  The case against William Roger McBurney, a sales associate at All That Glitters in San Luis Obispo, is now in the jury’s hands.

  McBurney, 57, has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of receiving stolen property and a misdemeanor offense of delaying an officer in the course of his duties.

• All that Glitters salesman found not guilty of felony charges

  All that Glitters salesman found not guilty of felony charges

  A former salesman at a San Luis Obispo jewelry store was found not guilty Friday of two felony counts of receiving stolen property, but a jury found him guilty of a misdemeanor charge of delaying a police officer in his duties.

  William “Mack” McBurney, 57, was acquitted by a jury of six men and six women of the most serious allegations against him.

  Deputy District Attorney Karen Gray argued McBurney knew he was buying stolen property when he purchased a stolen diamond ring worth more than $20,000 for $204, and then a stolen sapphire worth $3,500 for $132.

• Former All That Glitters employee is sentenced to 10 days in jail

  Former All That Glitters employee is sentenced to 10 days in jail

  A judge sentenced a San Luis Obispo jewelry salesman Tuesday to 10 days in County Jail for a misdemeanor conviction of delaying an officer during the course of his investigation into stolen rings.

  Superior Court Judge Michael Duffy sentenced William “Mac” McBurney, 57, based on a jury’s Feb. 3 guilty verdict following a trial.

  The jury found McBurney not guilty of more serious charges: two felony counts of receiving stolen rings estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.

• All That Glitters operator knew he was buying stolen jewelry, prosecutor says

  All That Glitters operator knew he was buying stolen jewelry, prosecutor says

  Receipts and other evidence show that the operator of a San Luis Obispo jewelry store received stolen property when he purchased two pieces of jewelry for much less than their actual value, a prosecutor argued Wednesday.

  Deputy District Attorney Karen Gray gave her opening statement in San Luis Obispo Superior Court to begin a trial against 57-year-old William Roger McBurney.

  McBurney has pleaded not guilty to accusations that last year he bought a stolen diamond ring worth about $20,000 for $204 and a stolen piece of sapphire jewelry valued at $4,500 for $132.

• All That Glitters owner says he’s being forced out

  All That Glitters owner says he’s being forced out

  After 30 years in the same location in the Madonna Plaza Shopping Center in San Luis Obispo, All That Glitters jewelry store is moving, but its owners aren’t sure where they’re going.

  The store’s owner blames the new shopping center owner, Schottenstein Property Group, of Columbus, Ohio.

  That company bought the roughly 319,000-square-foot shopping center in June.