A Green River man accused of breaking into someone's home and cleaning out their kitchen has agreed to a sentence of eight to 12 years in prison.
Delroy Reed Trujillo, who turns 51 this year, is also accused of stealing several rifles, a pistol, an electric guitar, multiple boxes of ammunition, a crossbow, a bottle of Glenlivet Scotch and a DeWalt angle grinder from his Green River home. has been accused of.
Trujillo signed a plea deal Tuesday, saying he would enter a “no contest” plea to the aggravated theft charge in exchange for dropping an additional sentence as a habitual offender.
The agreement calls for a sentence of eight to 12 years in prison and specifies that Trujillo will receive “intensive treatment” while in prison.
Trujillo is scheduled to change his plea March 20 in Sweetwater District Court.
Strange notes, clean kitchen
According to an affidavit of evidence filed last year, Trujillo is believed to have broken into a stranger's home on June 25, 2023, and left a suspicious note that read “1B cool for 30 days.”
Residents were feeling anxious. He didn't lock the door that day.
Since nothing was missing and no one was home, the man stayed at a friend's house that night, locked the door and left, the affidavit states.
The next day, he noticed the door was closed but unlocked. A large stuffed giraffe that usually sat in one of the rooms greeted him from just inside the door. His belongings were out of place. A half-cooked, half-eaten pizza was sitting on the oven near a small hammer that shouldn't be on the kitchen counter.
And the kitchen was cleaner than usual, the document said.
Renlin reportedly discovered a new memo that read “Forcloser $241,000.00 07/25 Paid.”
Had disappeared
The man also found an electric guitar missing, along with a crossbow, compound bow, Glenlivet Scotch and three rifles.
The bedding had been thrown in the corner of the room, he later told police.
According to the affidavit, a resident found Trujillo's wallet containing his identification left outside.
Meanwhile, Green River Police Sergeant Gary Buck was compiling this information when he was called back to the home after receiving a report of Trujillo arguing with the man and his friends.
Mr. Bach drove back to the house, separated everyone, and told Mr. Trujillo to speak with him.
Trujillo said his brother had bought a house and all he was doing was eating pizza and cleaning there.
The affidavit states the resident called her parents, who own the home, and was told that her parents were not selling the home to anyone.
Trujillo later said she thought her brother had bought the house, so she decided to go clean it.
treasure hunt
Mr. Trujillo called Mr. Bach on June 27 and said he was not alone during the break-in and that an accomplice (who he declined to name) may have hidden the stolen loot somewhere. He said he had, the documents state.
The affidavit states that Mr. Trujillo directed Mr. Bach where to search for stolen property and sent Mr. Bach back to Mr. Renlin's home. At Trujillo's direction, Bach reportedly found the missing items together on a couch hidden under a green tarpaulin.
The .22 caliber rifle was still missing.
Mr. Bach visited Mr. Trujillo's house and asked him about it.
Trujillo said he was going to call, the affidavit said, adding that the rifle was probably in a cardboard box “or something” in the trash.
Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes later, Trujillo allegedly called and said there was a rifle in the back of the Chamber of Commerce's orange equipment and that it “may or may not be there.”
Mr. Trujillo asked Mr. Bach if he was “good,” adding that all the items had been recovered and there was no problem, according to the documents.
Bach reportedly found the rifle behind orange equipment in a long, rectangular cardboard box at the Chamber of Commerce.
a serious crime wrapped in a serious crime
The crime of aggravated theft consists of entering a structure with the intent to commit a felony inside.
In Wyoming, stealing a gun is a felony, regardless of the gun's value.
Typically, an aggravated theft conviction carries a sentence of five to 25 years in prison.
If he had not accepted the plea deal, Trujillo could have been sentenced to 10 to 50 years in prison as a repeat offender with two prior felony convictions, one of which was for violent conduct.
They are a 2007 aggravated assault conviction and a 2016 felony DUI conviction (at least four DUI charges).
please bring him back here
Trujillo had behavioral issues while out on bail and was re-arrested at least twice, court documents state.
After one arrest, a judge increased the bond from a surety bond to a $10,000 cash-only bond.
Trujillo's 84-year-old mother donated $10,000 for his release pending indictment.
When authorities arrested Trujillo in February alleging another bail violation, a judge increased Trujillo's bail to $110,000 in cash only. This amounts to an additional $100,000 on top of the $10,000 already paid, court documents state.
After her son's arrest, Trujillo's mother wrote a letter to the court asking if she could have her bail refunded. She was at the cemetery with Trujillo when he was arrested and cooperated with authorities, she said. And she didn't realize that her son had another warrant.
“I will be 85 in April, living on a small fixed income,” she wrote, adding that living alone and with fewer support systems, “I used most of my savings and emergency fund to take out a bond.” added. ”
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