Weston suspect pleads not guilty to Waitsburg ‘toilet paper caper’
Published 9:00 am Monday, December 14, 2020
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — A Weston man accused in what the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office has dubbed “The Great Toilet Paper Caper of 2020” has pleaded not guilty.
Matthew G. Gillum, 35, allegedly broke into a Waitsburg home and made off with a large cache of toilet paper along with antiques.
He is charged with one count of burglary in Walla Walla Superior Court, where he entered a plea Monday, Dec. 7.
Gillum was arrested on Nov. 20. He was released from jail on Nov. 24. His trial has been set for March 2-3 at 9:30 a.m.
The value of the stolen items, included 22 packages of toilet paper, exceeded $1,000, according to the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. It called the caper “the the largest seizure of stolen toilet paper in agency history.”