November 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A Liberty man who allegedly broke into the Smithville City Garage and Public Works Building before stealing a truck is facing several felony charges
38 year old David Nathan Conaway of Cottage Home Road is charged with three counts of burglary and one count of property theft over $1,000. He is also charged with four counts of forgery in a separate investigation and failure to appear. His bond totals $85,000.
According to the arrest warrants, Conaway entered the gated area of the Smithville City Garage at around 3:00 a.m. on September 14. Once inside he entered a green Chevrolet truck and took a set of keys found in the truck which gave him access to the public works building and the lock to the front gate. Conaway then entered the public works building where he ate a sausage and biscuit and then took a box of breakfast bars and a tub of protein powder from the building. After helping himself there, Conaway then stole a white 2007 Ford 150 and drove away. The truck and most of its contents were recovered the next day.
Earlier in the month, Conaway allegedly passed forged checks bearing the name of his victim a total of four times at three local businesses.
The first of the forgeries occurred on September 6 at Food Lion for $177.26. The second offense on September 8 at Food Lion was for $318.46. He then passed forged checks on September 9 at Tractor Supply Company for $606.29 and at Rite Aid Pharmacy for $216.86.