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Charges, bond set in Benson burglaries
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
Two 17-year-old males charged in connection with the burglary of two Benson businesses will be tried as adults.
Last Wednesday, City Magistrate Joe Knoblock set bond for Rey Alfonso Ramirez and Preston Havener at $250,000 before they were transferred to Cochise County Jail in Bisbee. The News-Sun is publishing the suspects' names because they are being tried as adults.
A County Grand Jury on Friday returned an ndictment against the pair.
Among several theft charges, the two are also charged with one count of trafficking stolen property, three counts of burglary in the second degree, three counts of criminal trespassing in the second degree and three counts of criminal damage.
Ramirez and Havener, both of Benson, are being accused of breaking into the Chevron station on Ocotillo Road and Junction Express on State Route 80 in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 12.
While causing extensive criminal damage to the Junction Express, the two are accused of stealing tobacco products from the Chevron.
Interim Police Chief Paul Moncada said police continue to investigate the case, with several others named "persons of interest" in the case.
Moncada said authorities are investigating what was being done with the tobacco products. No other arrests have been made to date.
Two 17-year-old males charged in connection with the burglary of two Benson businesses will be tried as adults.
Last Wednesday, City Magistrate Joe Knoblock set bond for Rey Alfonso Ramirez and Preston Havener at $250,000 before they were transferred to Cochise County Jail in Bisbee. The News-Sun is publishing the suspects' names because they are being tried as adults.
A County Grand Jury on Friday returned an ndictment against the pair.
Among several theft charges, the two are also charged with one count of trafficking stolen property, three counts of burglary in the second degree, three counts of criminal trespassing in the second degree and three counts of criminal damage.
Ramirez and Havener, both of Benson, are being accused of breaking into the Chevron station on Ocotillo Road and Junction Express on State Route 80 in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 12.
While causing extensive criminal damage to the Junction Express, the two are accused of stealing tobacco products from the Chevron.
Interim Police Chief Paul Moncada said police continue to investigate the case, with several others named "persons of interest" in the case.
Moncada said authorities are investigating what was being done with the tobacco products. No other arrests have been made to date.
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