Jeffrey L. Hendon Jr.

A 36-year-old Barrington area man is charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of new appliances and selling them online “at unusually low prices.”

Jeffrey L. Hendon Jr. is charged with theft, online sale of stolen goods and unlawful possession of explosives. Lake County sheriff’s deputies recovered the homemade explosives during a search Thursday of Hendon’s residence in the 27600 block of West Cuba Road near Barrington. Sheriff’s detectives recovered 71 stolen LG ovens and dryers, according to authorities.

An undercover officer purchased an oven from Hendon as part of an undercover operation, said Lake County Sheriff Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli in a prepared statement.

A check of the serial number confirmed the oven was stolen, Covelli said.

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