A Gilboa man was arrested recently and charged with committing two home burglaries in November of 2011, after police matched him to a fingerprint taken during the investigation.
On Monday, March 18, New York State Police arrested 29-year-old Josh McMullen of Gilboa, who is charged with two counts of second-degree burglary for allegedly breaking into two homes on Maybie Road in Gilboa. Police say cash, food and a rifle scope were stolen in the break-ins.
According to a police press release on McMullen's arrest, the New York State Police forensic unit in Latham identified McMullen's fingerprint in early 2012, but did not track down McMullen's whereabouts until recently. The release states that McMullen has a history of burglary convictions, and has been living in several rehabilitation and halfway houses.
McMullen was arraigned in the Town of Gilboa Court and remanded to the Schoharie County Jail in lieu of $7,500 cash or $15,000 bond. State police are working with the Schoharie County District Attorney’s Office.
