Man charged in theft of Obama equipment van 
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On the day after President Barack Obama won re-election, a Virginia man accused of stealing a truck containing the president’s audio equipment for public appearances was sent to jail to await trial.
Federal prosecutors said Eric Brown, 48, of Richmond faces up to 10 years if convicted of theft of government property. A federal magistrate on ...
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