PARIS – A 23-year-old man who was arrested after a police stakeout inside the Greater Rumford Community Center will spend the next 90 days in jail, a judge ruled Monday.
Adam Means, of 242 Pine St., Rumford, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. He was indicted in April on three counts of Class C burglary and two counts of Class E theft. In addition to the jail time, he must pay $94 in restitution to the community center.
After prior break-ins and thefts of food and two flashlights at the center, Detective Sgt. Daniel Garbarini and Sgt. James Bernard remained in the building after it closed on April 1. Means was caught after forcing open a window with a small knife and entering the center.
According to a police affidavit, Means admitted to taking food from the center and using a computer there to access his e-mail and MySpace accounts.
Means, appearing before Justice Robert Crowley in Oxford County Superior Court, initially pleaded not guilty to the charges. Assistant District Attorney Richard Beauchesne asked that bail be set at $1,000, while defense attorney Sarah Glynn asked that a surety bail or Maine Pre-Trial Services contract be set instead.
Crowley ordered a bail of $500 cash or $5,000 surety, and allowed a pre-trial contract if Means could secure one. However, Means later changed his plea to guilty on a single burglary charge, and the remaining four counts were dismissed.
Beauchesne said Means has waived extradition to New Hampshire, where he is wanted on a charge of forgery of checks.
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