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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He was found guilty last month.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
She pushed her bedroom door shut just as it started opening, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
Police were called and officers found Zepeda Gonzalez in the kitchen, prosecutors said. Food, beverage and condiments were strewn across the kitchen table.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Court records show he has pending misdemeanor cases on charges including possession of drug paraphernalia and battery on a peace officer.<\/p>\n