Friday, October 29, 2010
Mercer County Felon Faces Other Charges
KENTUCKY....
Marvin Dearing says he won $2,500 in the lottery that he said he kept hidden in a drawer. He said that he came home Thursday night to find his door kicked in and his winnings, along with two rifles, stolen. Dearing's neighbor, Michael DeStefano, told police that Dearing's house had been burglarized, and that he had chased two Hispanic males responsible for the burglary away with a metal pipe. Later, police discovered DeStefano had made up the whole elaborate story, and he was seen by neighbors putting the stolen rifles into his own SUV. DeStefano, a convicted felon, was arrested but was able to escape from police and was on the run for two hours before being re-captured and charged with first-degree burglary, receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Marvin Dearing says he won $2,500 in the lottery that he said he kept hidden in a drawer. He said that he came home Thursday night to find his door kicked in and his winnings, along with two rifles, stolen. Dearing's neighbor, Michael DeStefano, told police that Dearing's house had been burglarized, and that he had chased two Hispanic males responsible for the burglary away with a metal pipe. Later, police discovered DeStefano had made up the whole elaborate story, and he was seen by neighbors putting the stolen rifles into his own SUV. DeStefano, a convicted felon, was arrested but was able to escape from police and was on the run for two hours before being re-captured and charged with first-degree burglary, receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 2:19 PM 
