After a den of thieves ransacked a rural Northern California dwelling so many occasions that the proprietor fled in worry, the property fell into even wilder fingers: a gaggle of bears, authorities mentioned.
On Friday, the Butte County district legal professional’s workplace introduced expenses in opposition to 11 suspects accused of repeatedly breaking into and stealing from a 64-year-old girl’s dwelling. Six further suspects have additionally been recognized in reference to the housebreaking ring and have expenses pending in opposition to them, prosecutors mentioned.
The girl first reported that her dwelling — which is positioned in a distant space of Lovelock, north of Magalia — was burglarized on April 17.
The Butte County district legal professional’s workplace has filed first-degree residential housebreaking expenses in opposition to 11 people associated to the repeated housebreaking of a 64-year-old girl’s dwelling, which is positioned in a distant space north of Magalia.
(Butte County district legal professional’s workplace)
Then the burglars saved coming again. And again. The state of affairs grew so dire that the home-owner, fearing for her security, stopped staying in her personal home, based on authorities.
The repeated robberies brought on a lot injury to the girl’s dwelling that bears had been capable of enter the property, prosecutors mentioned. The wildlife intrusion solely served to exacerbate the structural disrepair and the girl’s monetary loss.
Investigators from the Butte County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested 10 Magalia residents and one Paradise resident accused of taking part within the incursions. Every has been charged with first-degree residential housebreaking:
- Sean Anthony Crua, 43, of Magalia
- Nicholas Brown, 37, of Magalia
- Mary Ricca, 59, of Magalia
- Sefo Sipa, 37, of Paradise
- Gavin Dominguez-Feathers, 25, of Magalia
- Joey Kupiheanapeahi, 42, of Magalia
- Breanna Maier, 32, of Magalia
- Michael Barnett, 29, of Magalia
- Matthew Bacon, 44, of Magalia
- Lindsey McLaughlin, 37, of Magalia
- Kayla Goebel, 34, of Magalia
A number of of the alleged burglars had been launched on their very own recognizance, regardless of prosecutors’ objections. Crua, Maier, Dominguez-Feathers and Kupiheanapeahi stay in custody on the Butte County Jail with bail set at $50,000.
Barnett and McLaughlin had been set to be arraigned Friday afternoon. The recognized defendants are due again in court docket on July 9 and 10.
