Sleeping bandits awaken to police
A lack of motivation to get out of bed in the morning will cost a local man three years behind bars.
The defendant, Teddy Horn Jr., entered guilty pleas to charges of burglary, theft and vandalism before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley Wednesday and was directed to serve three years in the state penitentiary. His alleged partner in crime, Michael Mosca, will be tried Sept. 27.
Horn and Mosca were arrested at the former Comfort Inn on Sunset Drive over the summer as lawmen were looking for the individuals who broke into the Grasshopper game room earlier that morning. The game room is located next door to the hotel.
Lawmen went to their hotel room because the men had failed to check out of their room at the appointed time. Hotel management had summoned officers after they had trouble getting the pair to leave.
When police entered the room, they found both suspects asleep. They also found items stolen from the Grasshopper along with cash and change taken from the break-in of machines at the Plaza Laundromat. Police were also rewarded for their efforts by finding components to a meth lab inside one of Horn’s bags. Police later admitted had the men checked out of the hotel on time, they may have been able to get away with the crimes.