Burglary trial begins in county court

NORWICH – A trial begins today for a Norwich man who allegedly broke into a Norwich City residence last November.
Terry L. Sturdevant Jr., 21, is charged with second degree burglary and petit larceny.
Assistant District Attorney Stephen M. Dunshee and defense attorney Aaron A. Dean selected a jury Tuesday and presented their opening arguments on the case. Witnesses began testifying at 9 this morning.
Sturdevant was originally arrested following a phone call from what Police Chief Joseph Angelino described as an “alert and helpful neighbor.”
At approximately 2 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2007, a local resident reported seeing a suspicious young white male leaving a residence on Marshall Street, in the City of Norwich, who did not belong at the home. The citizen confronted the suspect and contacted police.
Dunshee said the house was unoccupied at the time of the burglary and several DVDs and a DVD player were hidden under Sturdevant’s clothes.
Angelino said that after apprehending Sturdevant, they found several more suspicious items in his possession that he could not verify. Police believe that Sturdevant may have been involved in other crimes in the area.
Sturdevant made headlines last November after police arrested him on five different occasions for lesser crimes in a two-week period before police charged him with felony burglary.
“I believe this person is stealing small, easily sold items to support a drug habit. We’ve been dealing with this subject for petty reasons almost daily for a week. This particular crime concerns me because he entered someone’s home,” said Angelino at the time of Sturdevant’s arrest.
Sturdevant was also arrested Nov. 15, 2007 when police went to question him over a suspected home invasion and allegedly discovered stolen DVDs from Guernsey Memorial Library in his possession. He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property.
On Nov. 7, 2007, police arrested Sturdevant for petit larceny - for allegedly stealing from the P&C grocery store in downtown Norwich - then they arrested him again soon after for sixth degree conspiracy because he was allegedly planning on committing a second theft.
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office had also arrested Sturdevant Nov. 13, 2007 on an active bench warrant from the Town of Preston for failure to pay a fine.
And in October of 2006, police searched for Sturdevant after he allegedly stabbed his brother with a kitchen knife following a dispute in the Town of Smithville. Police said he fled to the Pennsylvania area and the local court issued a felony arrest warrant for second degree assault. When police apprehended Sturdevant nearly a month later, his brother refused to testify and the charges were dropped.
Sturdevant is currently being held in the Chenango County Correctional Facility for the duration of his trial.

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