Burglary trial for Bradenton man continued

The trial of a Bradenton man arrested in 2022 in connection with an alleged burglary in Bradenton Beach was continued to April 24.

Levi Oxendine, 23, was arrested March 30, 2022, for second-degree burglary to an occupied structure, first-degree obstruction without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was set to go to trail March 23 but the case was continued by Judge Frederick P. Mercurio as the state continued to identify witnesses, according to Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court public information officer Jennifer Linzy.

In Florida, the burglary of an occupied structure is a second-degree felony and, if convicted, is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, 15 years on probation and a $10,000 fine.

Resisting without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia are first-degree misdemeanors, with penalties of up to a year in jail or a year probation and a $1,000 fine.

The trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, April 24, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

— Robert Anderson