Two suspects who were arrested last week on felony charges were arraigned in 86th District Court Friday.
Kasha N. Piersall, 21, of 402 Rose St., Northport, was arraigned for receiving and concealing stolen property. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Jan. 4 at 10:45 a.m. for Piersall, who is free on bond. Last week, her boyfriend Roel Roman was arraigned on the same charge and is also scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Friday.
Brandon L. Laughman, 20, of P.O. Box 946, Suttons Bay, was arraigned on a charge of second degree home invasion. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 4 at 11 a.m., and he is free on bond.
According to court documents and information released by the county Sheriff’s Department, deputy Scott Robinson investigated a breaking and entering complaint in early November in Northport. The victims reported the theft of snowmobiling apparel that was stored at a relative’s house. The victims said the items were put in the house last spring, and noticed the apparel was missing when they went to retrieve them in early November.
The sheriff’s department received a break on Dec. 9 when one of the victims allegedly saw Piersall wearing a pair of snowmobile boots he knew was among items that had been placed in the house. Based on the report, the department secured a search warrant for Piersall and Roman’s residence. In the search, deputies allegedly found all of the stolen snowmobiling equipment and other items, including power tools and a laptop computer that was later identified as property of Northport Public School.
On Dec. 15, deputies with help from the Grand Traverse Band Police Department executed another search warrant on an Omena-area house. According to court documents, in October deputies investigated an alleged home invasion in which several paintball guns and related equipment were reported stolen and Laughman was identified as the focus of the investigation. Deputies secured a search warrant for Laughman’s home at 4637 N. W. Bay Shore Dr., where two paintball guns and accessories were recovered. Deputies also searched a small cement block structure on an adjacent property and found an orange and blue box allegedly containing the rest of the paintball equipment.
If Piersall is found guilty of the felony charges, she faces a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and or $3,000 in fines, or three-times the value of the items taken, whichever is larger.
Laughman, if found guilty of the felony home invasion charge, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison and or a fine of up to $3,000.
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