A Smithville man arrested in a rash of home burglaries in June and July appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court Monday.
29 year old Cory Alan Bradford entered a plea by criminal information to three counts of aggravated burglary and received a five year sentence in each case to run consecutively for a total of fifteen years to serve at least 30% before parole eligibility. However under the plea agreement, Bradford will serve one year and then be furloughed into the Teen Challenge Program. He has been given jail credit of four months. Bradford will be released to probation if he successfully completes the program. He must make restitution to nine victims totaling $17,205.
Bradford was originally charged by the Sheriff’s Department with a total of eleven counts of aggravated burglary, eleven counts of theft, eight counts of vandalism, and one count of possession of burglary tools. The Smithville Police Department had charged Bradford with one count of aggravated burglary.
The crimes occurred between June 2 and July 20
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