PERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Sligo man is facing burglary charges following an investigation into a break-in at a Perry Township residence.
(PHOTO ABOVE: File Photo from Randy Weckerly/2016 arrest.)
According to court documents, Clarion-based State Police filed criminal charges against 22-year-old Randy Michael Weckerly, of Sligo.
According to a criminal complaint filed on September 12, 2017, State Trooper Hageter investigated a burglary that occurred on February 4, 2016, at a Hagantown Road residence in Perry Township, Clarion County.
The complaint states that Trooper Hageter spoke with a known Parker woman who said she watched over her husband’s deceased aunt’s home, which is held for sale.
When the Parker woman went inside the house, she tried to go down into the basement, and she saw the door jam was loose and the door was damaged. She then noticed the basement door was kicked in and called state police, the complaint indicates.
During his investigation, Trooper Hageter discovered fingerprints on an outside window where someone had tried to get in. He also saw a shoeprint on a door that had been kicked in, according to the complaint.
The perpetrator went to an upstairs bedroom and opened an access door to the attic. The perpetrator then opened a closet before leaving the house. No known items were removed, according to the complaint.
The State Police Troop C Forensics Unit was able to lift fingerprints and shoe prints from the residence, and they were entered into AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) at the State Police Crime Lab in Erie. On March 16, the lab got a match indicating the fingerprints were Randy Weckerly’s. Family members said Weckerly was related to the deceased woman, the complaint continues.
When Trooper Hageter spoke with Weckerly on January 5, 2017, Weckerly claimed he didn’t know who the deceased woman was until the officer told him so. When asked if he had been to the residence, he allegedly stated that he hadn’t been there since he was much younger. When told his fingerprints were found at the home, Weckerly stated that he “didn’t know how they were there and that he didn’t break into the home”, according to the complaint.
Weckerly said he didn’t want to make a statement, the complaint states.
On June 2, 2017, Trooper Hageter interviewed Randy Weckerly’s grandmother. She stated that she may have had him to (the deceased woman’s) residence to move boxes, but said he wouldn’t have had a reason to touch the outside of the basement window, the complaint indicates.
Charges were filed against Weckerly on September 12, 2017.
His preliminary arraignment is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 18, in District Judge Jeffrey Miller’s office on the following charges:
– Burglary — Overnight Accommodation, No Person Present, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2
– Criminal Mischief-Tamper W/Property, Misdemeanor 3
Miller issued a warrant for Weckerly’s arrest.
February 8, 2016 Burglary Case
In a previous case, Weckerly pleaded guilty on July 6, 2016, to a February 8, 2016, burglary.
On August 3, 2016, President Judge James G. Arner ordered him to five years IPP (Intermediate Punishment Program) and the following conditions:
– Defendant shall participate in the Clarion County Treatment Court program. Upon release back into the community, the defendant will immediately be placed on electronic monitoring for a period of 6 months. The remainder of the 5 years sentence will be on probation.
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– Defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution and supervision fee.
– Defendant shall pay restitution.
– Defendant shall not be present at the AC Valley Sportsman’s Club properties.
– Defendant shall not consume any alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs.
– Defendant shall perform 50 hours of community service.
– Defendant shall submit a DNA sample and pay the cost.
– Defendant shall complete outpatient drug and alcohol counseling based upon the assessment by CenClear.
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