A 42-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in the Florida Department of Corrections for stealing a truck from a Holmes Beach business and break-ins in Bradenton.
At a Nov. 15 sentencing, 12th Circuit Judge Susan Maulucci combined two cases against Damian C. Toto — a home trespass and vehicle burglary on March 1 and a May 2 grand theft of a motor vehicle belonging to Frank Agnelli of Agnelli Construction. Toto lived above the contractor’s office at 6000 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.
On all charges, Toto changed his initial not-guilty pleas to guilty, waiving his rights to a trial and appeal.
A surveillance video led to Toto’s arrest and confession in the Holmes Beach case.
The March 1 trespass involved break-ins to a home in the 4300 block of 23rd Street in Bradenton and a vehicle parked outside the residence. He was arrested near the vehicle after a 911 caller reported the home invasion.
Motor vehicle theft and vehicle burglary convictions each carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A trespass to an occupied structure is punishable by a maximum of one year in jail.
In Toto’s sentencing, Maulucci ordered Toto to serve the two 30-month sentences concurrently with 344 days credit for time in jail after his arrests.