Bond set for theft suspects
David Cole | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 2 months AGO
COEUR d'ALENE - Three people were arrested in connection with an Aug. 4 burglary at a Coeur d'Alene residence in which the thieves made off with a trove of gold and silver coins.
Patrick A. Hamill, 23, and Kaitlyn M. Gray, 19, and Trevor D. Robinett, 22, all of Coeur d'Alene, appeared in a Kootenai County courtroom Wednesday via video link from jail for bail hearings.
Kootenai County deputy prosecutor Ken Brooks laid out the charges, saying all three face two counts of robbery and two counts of burglary.
Hamill's bond was set at $250,000, and Gray and Robinett each saw their bond set at $100,000. A judge also ordered that the three have no contact with the residents of the home on the 900 block of 16th Street that was burgled.
Hamill already was on probation for delivery of a controlled substance.
"I don't think I should be treated as if I'm guilty," Hamill told the court.
Robinett told the judge he's broke and living with his mother.
"That's kind of why I did what I did" in this case, Robinett said, appearing to confess to the crime. His mother, who attended the first appearance hearing, cried as his bail was set.
Gray told the court, "I'm pretty confused about this whole thing."
Police Sgt. Christie Wood declined to say how the three were involved in the burglary.
The three were arrested at 5 p.m. Tuesday after detectives completed interviews.
Wood also said police have yet to recover the coins.
Days after the burglary, the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force arrested Derek D. Hague, 24, also of Coeur d'Alene, for his alleged connection to the crime.
Homeowner Marla Ross drove up to her home Aug. 4 to find an unfamiliar pickup truck with oversized tires backed up in her driveway.
She told The Press at the time that the burglars had broken in through a door, and loaded one safe containing rare gold and silver coins into the pickup truck. Another larger safe was in the driveway, ready to be loaded in the pickup truck.
Ross yelled at the burglars, then one of them jumped into her car and took off. Another jumped in the truck and sped off, leaving the second safe.
Her physically disabled father was home and in bed, though awake, at the time of the burglary. His prescription medication also was stolen.
Police said the two safes had a combined $250,000 worth of gold and silver coins.
Ross' car was later recovered just blocks from her home.