Rural north burglars now behind bars

Two of three Ladyville residents who were accused of terrorizing the home of five different Vista del Mar residents are spending their first night at the Hattieville Ramada after they were sentenced to a year imprisonment.  Twenty four year old Jewel Palma and Oscar Maldonado pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of handling stolen goods while the third defendant, nineteen year old Christopher Matthews was found guilty in absencia.  The trio was tried in connection with a series of burglaries in the Lord’s Bank, Ladyville area in 2008 but because their sentences are concurrent, they will only spend a year in prison.  Household items valued at over twenty thousand dollars were stolen during the heists between August and September of 2008.

Christopher Matthew

Oscar Maldonado