Sheriff: Burglars stole guns from home, arrested

Posted 11/7/19

Four teens have been arrested for burglarizing a home July 31 and stealing guns and a video game system, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Department. One of the burglary suspects had only …

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Sheriff: Burglars stole guns from home, arrested

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Four teens have been arrested for burglarizing a home July 31 and stealing guns and a video game system, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Department.One of the burglary suspects had only recently been put on probation for theft. Lawrence J. Wohldmann Jr., 19, who resides south of Innsbrook, pleaded guilty July 19 to misdemeanor stealing and property damage. He was ordered to serve two years of supervised probation.Twelve days later, authorities state Wohldmann and three others were recorded by a home video camera at about 1:30 a.m. in the residence that had been burglarized, located on Kristy Lane in Warren County.The other suspects are Justice K. Gauch, 19, Warrenton; Britney N. Wohldmann, 18, Warren County; and a 16-year-old male whose name was not released because he is a juvenile.The owners of the home were away on vacation at the time, according to a statement from the sheriff’s department. A neighbor taking care of their pets noticed signs of the break-in and contacted authorities.A door to the residence reportedly was broken open and a safe containing two handguns was stolen, along with the video game system, according to the sheriff’s department.The adult suspects were located and interviewed separately, and each allegedly named the other three in the crime, authorities said. They were arrested within five days of the burglary, according to online court records.The handguns and the safe reportedly were recovered.All three adult suspects are charged with second-degree burglary, stealing a firearm, and second-degree property damage. Convictions on those charges could lead to up to seven-year prison sentences.Lawrence Wohldmann Jr. is being held at the Warren County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond. He has an arraignment scheduled for Aug. 29 at the Warren County Circuit Court.Britney Wohldmann and Gauch posted $10,000 surety bonds and are out of jail awaiting hearings Aug. 29.

From left to right, Britney Wohldmann, Lawrence Wohldmann Jr., Justice Gauch.


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