SENTENCED: One of three teens accused of burglarizing homes in Waukesha is headed to prison
WAUKESHA COUNTIES (WITI) -- One of three teenagers charged in connection with the burglaries of several homes in Waukesha this past summer has been sentenced in the case against him.
19-year-old Harley McKay initially faced charges filed in three separate cases back in July 2014.
Those initial charges included:
In October, McKay pleaded guilty to two felony burglary of a building or dwelling (as party to a crime) charges.
The remaining charges were dismissed as part of the plea deal.
On Thursday, January 15th, McKay was sentenced to five years in prison on each of the charges to be served consecutively -- for a total of 10 years in prison.
He's been ordered to serve seven years and six months extended supervision on each charge -- for a total of 15 years extended supervision.
He must also pay restitution.
As for the others charged in this case, 18-year-old Collin Hoya has a hearing set for January 29th. He faces four felony charges of burglary of a building or dwelling (as party to a crime) and one felony count of burglary - arming oneself with a dangerous weapon as party to a crime.
17-year-old Johnathon Lilteich faces the same charges as Hoya. He also has a hearing scheduled for January 29th.
The home burglaries occurred in July 2014 -- and police say the teens took things like iPads, iPods, a MacBook Air, cash, and a couple guns.
A laptop belonging to a Waukesha police officer that was stolen had locating software on it, and it showed that the laptop was located near Lilteich's home.
Police searched Lilteich's garbage, and found some of the items taken during the burglaries. They also recovered one of the stolen guns in Lilteich's vehicle, and a stolen Coach wristlet in his bedroom.
Police spoke with Lilteich, and he told them he and McKay went into all of the homes -- but Hoya only went into some of the homes. Lilteich told police that at first, Hoya was afraid to go inside, according to the criminal complaint in this case.
Lilteich told police he and the others went into "four or five" homes that night, and took between $400 and $500, which "they split amongst themselves."
McKay eventually admitted to police that Lilteich had asked he and Hoya if they wanted to break into homes, police say.
McKay told police that in 50 to 60 percent of the homes, Lilteich went into the home and Hoya stayed in the garage next to the door to the house, and McKay stayed in the garage to the back as a lookout.
McKay told police they tried a lot of houses -- but only five or six were actually entered.
All of the property taken from the homes was taken back to Lilteich's home, where Lilteich placed it in his car, according to McKay. McKay said the money was split between the three -- with Lilteich getting more because he went into the homes.
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