Escambia Man Faces Life In Prison On Long List Of Burglary Charges

January 12, 2012

An Escambia County man is facing up to life in prison after entering a guilty plea on multiple burglary charges.

State Attorney Bill Eddins said Wednesday that Marco Zarate entered a plea of guilty to 11 counts of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, two of which were while armed with a dangerous weapon, 11 counts of grand theft, one count of grand theft of a firearm, four counts of criminal mischief, three counts of dealing in stolen property, three counts of pawnbroker transaction fraud, one count of attempted burglary of an occupied dwelling, and one count petit theft.

Between April and June 2011, Zarate was connected to a rash of home burglaries that resulted in the theft of at least $50,000 in jewelry in the Cordova Park and Scenic Heights neighborhoods. On June 20, 2011, Zarate was apprehended coming out of a home on Cervantes Street.

Judge Gary Bergosh scheduled sentencing for March 15, 2012 at which time Zarate faces life in prison and will be sentenced as a habitual felony offender.

The investigation and arrest were conducted by the Pensacola Police Department with the assistance of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

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One Response to “Escambia Man Faces Life In Prison On Long List Of Burglary Charges”

  1. Adam Chauvin on March 21st, 2012 7:26 pm

    Once a theif,always a theif, now taxpayers have to support him for the next 30 years

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