NORWICH – One of the young men involved in the City of Norwich home burglary – where an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and pills were stolen – pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and received a split sentence in Chenango County Court.
Fall of last year, two teens, then homeless 19-year-old Jared S. Quackenbush and a 17-year-old of Norwich were arrested for allegedly breaking into a City of Norwich residence and stealing belongings from the two residents who lived there.
Quackenbush was arrested on Nov. 18, 2014 following an investigation into the burglary and was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
On Dec. 17, 2014, Quackenbush was indicted for burglary in the second degree, a class C felony, and petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
It was alleged on a day in the month of September of 2014 at a City of Norwich residence, Quackenbush – while acting in concert with another – did knowingly and unlawfully enter and remain in the dwelling of two City of Norwich residents with the intent to commit larceny.
It was also alleged, at the same time and place, Quackenbush did commit larceny by stealing a white medium-sized safe, a silver watch, an AK-47 rifle, two 20-round 7.62 caliber magazines, 500 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition, a pasta machine and different types of medications from within.
On Jan. 5, 2015, Quackenbush was arraigned in Chenango County Court and remanded back to the the county jail – where he had been incarcerated since his arrest in November of 2014 – on $5,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.
On March 16, 2015, Quackenbush, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted burglary in second degree, a class D felony.
“I went [to the residence where the burglary occured] with [the 17-year-old],” said Quackenbush. “I was homeless and got talked into doing something stupid that I should not have done. We went there and stole two safes and other stuff.”
Quackbush was released the day he pleaded guilty because he had served the full incarceration portion of his pending sentence.
He said he would no longer be homeless because his mother offered him a place to stay.
Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr. said Quackenbush would immediately be place on probation upon his release, and if Quackenbush violated the conditions of his probation, the Judge said he could receive up to seven years in prison and up to three years post release supervision.
Full orders of protection were ordered for both burglary victims.
Recently, Quackenbush reappeared in County Court to be sentenced.
“The only reason you are not going to prison is because you are a young man, and you have a drug problem,” said District Attorney Joseph A. McBride. “You need to be good man in this community or you are going to be removed.”
McBride said Quackenbush’s grandmother was in the courtroom and that “she was not happy.” He said Quackenbush’s grandmother does not want to see him go to jail.
“If someone stole from your grandmother, I have no doubt what you would do to them,” said McBride.
Quackenbush was sentenced to a split sentence of six months incarceration at the county jail and five years probation with drug and alcohol conditions.
According to public defender, John Cameron, Quackenbush served the incareration portion of his sentence, and he is currently participating in the probation portion of his sentence and following all the conditions.