Two Charged After Homeowner Spots Residential Theft
January 9, 2018 at 5:40 p.m.
By David [email protected]
While one of the suspects, Colin Harker, 47, of 9364 W. CR 200N, Warsaw, was arrested and booked into the county jail on theft charges Dec. 20, the second suspect was arrested and booked into the jail Friday.
James Charles Walsh, 39, of 9752 E. Bald Eagle Drive, Cromwell, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 4:42 p.m. Friday for burglary, two counts of theft and failure to appear. His bond was set at $15,000 surety and $250 cash.
Court documents list Walsh’s address as 223 S. Main St., Goshen, citing the charges against him as burglary, a level 4 felony; and attempted theft, a Class A misdemeanor, with a sentence enhancement making it a level 6 felony.
Court documents indicate Walsh was convicted of conversion on Jan. 22, 2010, in Kosciusko County Superior Court II.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed Friday, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officer responded to a burglary at an undisclosed location on Dec. 5.
The homeowner, Keith Beer, told the officer he left his residence in the morning and was going by his residence around 1 p.m. Beer saw a 1997 blue Chevrolet SUV drive into his yard and behind his residence. Beer turned his vehicle around and went back to the residence and took a photograph of the SUV. Inside the blue truck was a pitbull.
Beer entered his residence and saw two men holding his shop vacuum with a power saw behind them as if they were preparing to steal the items, the court documents state. He spoke with the subjects, who said they wanted to rent the residence.
The men fled from the garage and left the area in the SUV. Beer provided the KCSD officer with a description of the subjects.
The investigating officer found the subjects had entered the residence by kicking the service door to the garage open. A fresh boot print was found on the door.
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The SUV was found to be registered to Deanna Yoder. The officer learned Harker drives the vehicle, and obtained a picture of Harker, which matched Beer’s description of one of the subjects.
Harker’s Indiana driver’s license photograph was obtained by the officer and Beer identified him as a suspect.
The officer learned that Harker and Walsh were together on the day of the attempted burglary. He spoke with Walsh, who admitted he and Harker entered Beer’s residence with the intent to steal items.
At Harker’s residence, the officer saw the blue Chevrolet truck with a matching registration plate. The Kosciusko County officer spoke with Noble County officers, who said Harker drives the truck and has the pitbull with him.
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While one of the suspects, Colin Harker, 47, of 9364 W. CR 200N, Warsaw, was arrested and booked into the county jail on theft charges Dec. 20, the second suspect was arrested and booked into the jail Friday.
James Charles Walsh, 39, of 9752 E. Bald Eagle Drive, Cromwell, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 4:42 p.m. Friday for burglary, two counts of theft and failure to appear. His bond was set at $15,000 surety and $250 cash.
Court documents list Walsh’s address as 223 S. Main St., Goshen, citing the charges against him as burglary, a level 4 felony; and attempted theft, a Class A misdemeanor, with a sentence enhancement making it a level 6 felony.
Court documents indicate Walsh was convicted of conversion on Jan. 22, 2010, in Kosciusko County Superior Court II.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed Friday, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officer responded to a burglary at an undisclosed location on Dec. 5.
The homeowner, Keith Beer, told the officer he left his residence in the morning and was going by his residence around 1 p.m. Beer saw a 1997 blue Chevrolet SUV drive into his yard and behind his residence. Beer turned his vehicle around and went back to the residence and took a photograph of the SUV. Inside the blue truck was a pitbull.
Beer entered his residence and saw two men holding his shop vacuum with a power saw behind them as if they were preparing to steal the items, the court documents state. He spoke with the subjects, who said they wanted to rent the residence.
The men fled from the garage and left the area in the SUV. Beer provided the KCSD officer with a description of the subjects.
The investigating officer found the subjects had entered the residence by kicking the service door to the garage open. A fresh boot print was found on the door.
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The SUV was found to be registered to Deanna Yoder. The officer learned Harker drives the vehicle, and obtained a picture of Harker, which matched Beer’s description of one of the subjects.
Harker’s Indiana driver’s license photograph was obtained by the officer and Beer identified him as a suspect.
The officer learned that Harker and Walsh were together on the day of the attempted burglary. He spoke with Walsh, who admitted he and Harker entered Beer’s residence with the intent to steal items.
At Harker’s residence, the officer saw the blue Chevrolet truck with a matching registration plate. The Kosciusko County officer spoke with Noble County officers, who said Harker drives the truck and has the pitbull with him.
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