BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
A
30-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to
burglary charges.
Brandon
Crain of Denham Springs pleaded guilty to one count each of simple burglary and
simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling. He was sentenced to 10 years for each
count, to be served consecutively.
The Denham
Springs Police Department reported it was contacted about a burglary in June
and Crain was identified as a suspect.
Officers
investigating the crime found part of a rubber glove that did not belong to the
homeowner. Detectives collected the glove and tested it for any possible DNA
evidence.
They also
checked pawn shops throughout the area and the next month got word from a
business owner that Crain had tried to sell several pieces of jewelry. Police
said they were able to confirm some of the jewelry had been stolen.
Crain was
actually in jail on a separate burglary charge at that point. Investigators
questioned him at the Livingston Parish Detention Center. They said he
confessed to the June burglary.
Police said
the crime Crain was in jail for happened on July 6. The victims told
authorities someone had broken a window to get into their home and took $14,000
worth of merchandise. Police reported catching up to him at the "We Buy
Gold" in Walker.
They said
he had some of the stolen property on him, including a medication bottle that
had been prescribed to the victim.
District
Attorney Scott Perrilloux said some of the people burglarized gave victim
impact statements before Crain's sentencing.
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Brandon Crain (Source: LPSO)
