A 34-year-old Bradenton woman faces two felony and one misdemeanor charges for allegedly breaking into a Bradenton Beach home April 1.
Ashley Jodat will appear at 9 a.m. April 23 in Manatee County 12th Judicial Circuit Court. She’s accused of burglary of an occupied dwelling, a second-degree felony, possession of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a first-degree misdemeanor.
If convicted, Jodat faces up to 15 years in prison for the burglary charge and up to five years for the felony drug charge.
A Minnesota man told police he awoke at about 3:30 a.m. April 1 to find a woman locked in the bathroom of his 100 Highland Ave. apartment.
According to his statement to police, he got the woman out of the bathroom and brought her outside, where he called the police.
A search by police of Jodat’s pockets and a bag she was carrying yielded several items stolen from the apartment including about $350 cash.
They also found a glass pipe and a baggie with a substance that tested positive for the drug using a police field drug testing kit.
Jodat was released after posting a $7,500 bond.
— Amy V.T. Moriarty