BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who helped himself to food and drink while burglarizing a house will have to content himself with prison meals for the time being.
Mauro Nain Zepeda Gonzalez was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after being convicted of burglarizing a home in East Bakersfield while a 14-year-old girl hid, according to Kern County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Daniela Gonzaga.
He was found guilty last month.
On the morning of Feb. 16, the teen was in her bedroom when she heard what sounded like an intruder in the kitchen, prosecutors said in a release sent after trial. The noises traveled to the hallway and bathroom — and approached her bedroom.
She pushed her bedroom door shut just as it started opening, prosecutors said.
Police were called and officers found Zepeda Gonzalez in the kitchen, prosecutors said. Food, beverage and condiments were strewn across the kitchen table.
The teen told officers the table was clean when she’d last checked it, about five minutes before hearing the strange noises. Zepeda Gonzalez was taken into custody.
Court records show he has pending misdemeanor cases on charges including possession of drug paraphernalia and battery on a peace officer.
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