Travis Villagomez is escorted by a Corrections officer following a hearing in Superior Court Thursday morning.
TRAVIS Gumataotao Villagomez, who was charged with burglary and theft, appeared before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho for a bail hearing on Thursday.
The 28-year-old defendant is accused of stealing multiple construction tools and equipment from a shipping container at a construction site on Airport Road.
At the hearing, Villagomez, who was in the custody of the Department of Corrections, was represented by Chief Public Defender Douglas Hartig while Assistant Attorney General David Krach appeared for the government.
Judge Camacho imposed a $10,000 cash bail on Villagomez and remanded him to the custody of Corrections. Villagomez was ordered to return to court for a preliminary hearing on June 26 at 10 a.m., and for an arraignment on July 1 at 9 a.m.
The complaint
On June 10, police received a complaint regarding a burglary and theft incident.
Police met with Francis Serrano, a supervisor of Yuman Construction, who said multiple construction tools and equipment were taken from a shipping container at their construction site.
These included a battery, a torque converter and a radiator from an excavator and bulldozer, three Mikasa compactors worth $2,500, a Champion generator valued at $800, a crocodile jack worth $70, seven vehicle batteries valued at $100 each, one power steering pump for a dump truck valued at $500, three small rolls of copper wires worth $250 each, one welding machine valued at $250, and five containers of hydraulic fluid valued at $60.
The owner of Yuman Construction, Mario Manansala Yumul, told police that he had recovered some stolen items — several rolls of wires, a vehicle radiator, small parts of heavy equipment and a vehicle muffler — at Triple Star Recycling Center.
According to the police, surveillance footage showed Villagomez selling “rolls of wires” and parts of a heavy equipment to the recycling center for $49.
