A 19-year-old Bremen man has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years of probation for burglarizing a Damariscotta home Dec. 16, 2014.
Kent M. Little also has to pay a $425 fine and $380 in restitution. Little pleaded guilty to class B burglary and class E theft by unauthorized taking April 27. The state dismissed a class C count of stealing drugs in exchange for his pleas to the other charges.
Little received concurrent sentences of three years with all but 45 days suspended and two years of probation.
His probation conditions prohibit the possession or use of alcohol, require out-patient substance abuse treatment, require payment of restitution, and subject him to random searches and tests.
If Little violates probation, he could return to prison for up to the remainder of the three-year sentence.
Little also pleaded guilty to a single count of class E violating condition of release in a separate case. He received a seven-day jail sentence, which he will serve concurrently with his 45-day sentences.
According to the Damariscotta Police Department, Little faced 10 criminal charges as of Feb. 18 – three counts each of class B burglary, class E theft by unauthorized taking, and class E violation of condition of release, as well as a single count of class E attempted burglary of a motor vehicle.
Lincoln County courts, however, only have records of one count each of class B burglary, class C stealing drugs, class E theft by unauthorized taking, and class E violation of condition of release.
The status of the other seven charges was not clear. The prosecutor for the state did not respond to requests for information about the charges.
Damariscotta Police Department Sgt. Jason Warlick arrested Little Dec. 16 after he confessed to daylight burglaries of Church Street residences Nov. 4, Nov. 5, and Dec. 9, Warlick said at the time.
Little would go to residences in the neighborhood, knock on the front door, and offer to shovel snow for a fee, Warlick said. When nobody was home, he would allegedly go inside and steal change, then cash the coins in at local coin machines.
One of the victims also reported a missing Vicodin prescription, but Little denied stealing the drug and the state dismissed the charge as part of his plea bargain.
Little returned to the site of the alleged Dec. 9 burglary Dec. 16. This time, someone was home and Little left his name and phone number. Warlick interviewed Little and he confessed to the crimes later the same day, Warlick said.
Little remains in custody at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset as of Friday, May 15.
Little has two previous convictions for class E criminal trespass in connection with incidents at a Newcastle address April 4, 2014 and Aug. 8, 2014.
