Judge sets $100K bond for suspected auto burglar
Published 12:30 am Saturday, April 2, 2011
A Warren County man was charged Friday with nine counts of auto burglary and his bond was set at $100,000.
Walker S. Biedenharn, 20, 4345 Bovina Cutoff Road, had bond set by Justice Court Judge Jeff Crevitt at his initial court appearance. More charges could be forthcoming, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.
“As the investigation continues more charges could be filed,” Pace said. “We have recovered items from 9 of the 14 cars that were broken into.”
Biedenharn was arrested Wednesday morning on charges he broke into several cars in northern Warren County, Pace said. The burglaries Biedenharn is charged with occurred in the Openwood, Lake Forest and Dogwood Lakes subdivisions, and off Culkin Road on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Pace said. Loaded handguns, computers, wallets and cash were reported taken.
Sheriff’s deputies were able to link Biedenharn to the thefts through surveillance footage and witness statements that identified a white male and a vehicle that matched Biedenharn’s description, Pace said.
Deputies served a search warrant Tuesday night at Biedenharn’s house and found several items reported stolen, including golf clubs, an ice chest, a PlayStation 3 game system, a satellite radio and an iPod touch.
He was still in the Warren County Jail on Friday night.