CLEARFIELD – A Coalport man facing charges in four separate cases pleaded guilty during sentencing court Monday.
In the most serious of the cases, Isaac Lee Krause, 18, was charged with burglary, criminal trespass and theft after an incident in Woodward Township on Oct. 2.
State police say the owner was checking on the residence, which is posted with “no trespassing” signs, when he saw the garage door was open. According to the affidavit, when police arrived on the scene, they took Krause and two women who were hiding into custody.
After Krause failed to appear for a preliminary hearing on these charges, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
Police say on Nov. 6, Krause told a Clearfield County Sheriff’s Deputy that his name was Damon when he was detained at a Beccaria Township, Clearfield County residence.
Because “Damon” had a syringe and two metal spoons, he was placed into custody and put in the deputy’s vehicle. A state trooper, who appeared on the scene shortly after this, was able to positively identify the suspect as Krause.
For this incident, Krause was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and false identification to law enforcement officer.
The complaint in the third case for which Krause is charged with theft and related offenses, details how he stole a wallet from a vehicle in Coalport on Sept. 26.
The last charges stem from an incident at a Coalport convenience store on Oct. 26. According to that affidavit, Krause, who was seen concealing items in his pants in attempt to steal them on Oct. 25, was told to leave the store and not return.
Instead he returned the next day and tried to enter the store. In this case, he pleaded guilty to defiant trespass and receiving stolen property.
Krause was sentenced to four months to one year in jail followed by five years consecutive probation in the burglary case by Judge Paul E. Cherry.
For the theft case, he received one-year additional probation. In the other two cases, he was given concurrent probation.
It was noted that he was also being sentenced on juvenile charges, but the media is not permitted to attend juvenile hearings.