Boca man accused in $8,000 theft of fishing gear from mate in Keys

A Boca Raton man, Dennis Boyd Chambless, faces grand theft and burglary charges after Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigators say he stole about $8,000 in fishing gear from a fishing mate in Islamorada in January. The sheriff’s office said Chambless took two electric reels and fishing rods from the victim, who rented a residence in Islamorada and only realized the loss after returning to Alabama. Investigators learned Chambless pawned one rod and reel at an Oakland County pawn shop and issued an arrest warrant. Chambless was booked into the Monroe County Jail on Thursday on $10,000 bond. He faces two felony counts each of grand theft and burglary; the case is still under investigation.