CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Felony charges have been filed against two local men accused of breaking into a residence in Cranberry Township and stealing $250.00 worth of tools.
Court documents indicate the Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 39-year-old Ryan Matthew Young, of Pleasantville, and 39-year-old Chad Kenneth Martin, of Oil City.
According to a criminal complaint, around 10:45 a.m. on October 17, Ryan Matthew Young and Chad Kenneth Martin arrived at a residence on US 322 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, in a black Toyota sedan.
The complaint indicates both men then went into the rear of the residence and took approximately $250.00 worth of tools before being confronted by a known individual.
Young told the individual that he worked for a local tree service and was inquiring about the front yard, but while they were talking, a second known individual came outside and yelled that she had called the police, and Young and Martin then fled the scene, heading east on US 322, according to the complaint.
The following charges were filed against Young and Martin through Magisterial District Judge Patrick E. Lowrey’s office on Thursday, November 4:
– Burglary – Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2
Preliminary hearings for the cases have not yet been scheduled.
