NORWICH – A Norwich man is facing burglary charges in connection with a crime police say he committed just hours before being incarcerated for a previous felony offense.
Casey W. Manwarren, 24, was charged Wednesday with third degree burglary, a class D felony, and petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor, for allegedly breaking into a Town of Norwich business on the night of June 14.
According to Sgt. C. Ted Ellingsen of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office, Manwarren broke into Redneck Redemption Center in Norwich on the night in question and stole 2,400 cans, valued by the business owner at $240.
The following day, Manwarren was jailed after appearing in court on separate charges related to a rash of burglaries at seasonal residences in Northwestern Chenango County.
Pursuant to a plea agreement negotiated by his attorney Adam Spence, Manwarren plead guilty to one count of burglary in the third degree, a class D felony on June 27 in satisfaction of those charges. He was sentenced by Judge W. Howard Sullivan to one year in the Chenango County Correctional Facility and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,822.90.
“This is his first offense,” District Attorney Joseph McBride said at the sentencing. “He needs to understand that if he gets in trouble again he’s going to state prison.”
Sullivan denied Spence’s request that his client be given a 48-hour furlough before beginning his incarceration, and warned Manwarren that he would be “in and out of orange and green uniforms” unless he made changes in his life.
“You’ve got to break the cycle,” he said.
Manwarren, who appeared before the judge in the orange jumpsuit worn by inmates at the county jail, appeared repentant before the court.
“I’m very sorry for the actions I’ve done,” he said. “I do plan on straightening my life out.”