SAGLE — A local man is facing felony burglary charges after local law enforcement claim he is responsible for a May break-in that occurred off Gun Club Road.

According to the affidavit, between closing on May 10 and opening on May 11, two subjects entered the Pierce Auto Center and made off with an estimated $16,000 worth of tools, parts, and other merchandise.

When the workers showed up to open the dealership the morning of May 11, they found an unlocked door and a broken window.

Among the items taken in the burglary were a welder, a breaker bar, shocks, impact drivers, key analyzer, key duplication machine, various tools, backpacks, and more, Nick Pierce told Bonner County Sheriff’s deputies, according to court documents.

According to court documents, two individuals were captured on the dealership’s security cameras at 2:30 a.m. entering the building, gathering the items, and leaving with the items about 15 minutes later.

According to affidavit of probable cause, Corey Douglas Potwin, 26, allegedly confessed the entire plot to a girl he met through his job. Pierce later heard about the confession and passed the information to BCSO Det. Jon VanGesen, who then contacted the young woman.

The woman told VanGesen that Potwin allegedly admitted to breaking into the shop, taking several tools and other items, and hiding them on a relative’s wooded property. He also shared the name of his alleged partner, Vincent Paul Williams, 23.

According to court records , Williams took a plea deal this August in connection to the incident in which he pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing officers in exchange for the dismissal of two felony burglary and grand theft charges.

In an interview with deputies, At first Potwin denied entering the premises, saying he only gave Williams a ride to and from the dealership. However, he later allegedly told BCSO Det. Mike Gagnon and VanGesen that he entered through an unlocked window and named some of the items taken.

BCSO officials said some of the items were found where Potwin allegedly claimed to have hidden them

Potwin is scheduled to go to trial in mid-November on felony burglary and grand theft charges. If convicted on both counts, Potwin could face up to 30 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.