STATELINE, Nev. One of two people arrested in a series of vehicle burglaries at trailheads that occurred in spring 2020 was ordered to pay $15,418 in restitution to the victims.
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Sentencing was delayed for two people who admitted burglarizing a half-dozen vehicles last May at trailheads in Lake Tahoe and Jacks Valley.
Harvis Berry, 35, appeared remotely in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday from a hospital bed where he was being treated.
District Judge Tod Young said it was clear that Berry’s sentencing hearing had to be delayed and set a May 18 hearing. Berry is facing charges of principal to burglary and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Carolyn Maxine Brinkman, 33, was also in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday, but her sentencing was delayed until May 25.
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A California woman admitted to being involved with a half-dozen burglaries of vehicles parked at trails last spring.
Carolyn Maxine Brinkman, 33, entered guilty pleas to felony principal to burglary and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Carolyn Maxine Brinkman
The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of up to 14 years at her April 6 sentencing in Douglas County District Court.
Under an agreement, Brinkman’s sentences will run concurrently and she would receive probation without additional jail time.
Brinkman and Harvis Berry, 35, were arrested on May 24, 2020, after the Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the vehicle burglaries from May 16-24 at trailheads in Lake Tahoe and at Carson Valley.