Two Manatee High School students were arrested for two Anna Maria burglaries, thefts and dealing in stolen property.
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took Jacob E. Barker, 18, of Holmes Beach, and Conner P. Johnson, 15, of Anna Maria, into custody at the school, Sgt. Russell Schnering said. Schnering heads the Anna Maria MCSO-substation.
After Barker’s release Oct. 27on bond for the two burglaries and dealing in stolen property, he was re-arrested Nov. 1 for another incident of dealing in stolen goods.
According to the MCSO, Barker and Johnson stole two kayaks and sold them on Craigslist.
The break-ins occurred in the 600 block of Gladiolus Street Oct. 12 and 700 block of Jacaranda Oct. 14.
Two kayaks and a necklace were reported stolen Oct. 12 from the 600 block of Gladiolus Street, and Schnering said reports of two males seen that day behind residences on Tern Drive and on kayaks in a nearby canal were “directly related.”
They were arrested for another burglary Oct. 14 in the 700 block of Jacaranda Road, where four televisions were smashed with a blunt object, causing more than $1,000 in damage. A deputy saw the two suspects that day walking together on North Bay Boulevard, according to a police report.
Physical evidence, including fingerprints, led to the arrests, Schnering said.
Johnson was taken into custody and referred to the regional juvenile detention center.
Barker was booked at the Manatee County jail.
Bond was set $67,500. In lieu of bond, however, the 12th Circuit Court entered into a pretrial agreement with Barker, including a 7 a.m.-6 p.m. curfew and orders not to consume illegal drugs or alcohol and for Barker to submit to random urinalysis.
He also was ordered to attend school regularly and have no contact with Johnson.
His case is scheduled for a hearing 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
