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Article: Guitar-theft trial begins tomorrow: 2 accused of taking, selling instruments.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- June 26, 2006
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Byline: Andrea F. Siegel
Jun. 26--The guitars were earmarked for performers with Incubus, Train, Faith Hill's band and other groups. But the instruments crafted by renowned guitar maker Paul Reed Smith Guitars of Stevensville - a company best known as the builder of Carlos Santana's instruments - went missing. Now a former employee of PRS and his friend are facing trial in Annapolis, charged in a scheme to steal the custom guitars and sell them. Jeffrey Harry Lanahan, 44, who left his job in artist relations at PRS 8 1/2 months before his Annapolis home was searched last year, and his friend, Michael Jay Kelly, 42, of Arnold, are scheduled for trial in ...