Two suspects have been arrested in connection to stealing seven golf carts from Spring Hill Golf and Country Club. The defendants, 24-year old David Stanley and 30-year old Tiffany Hines, are charged with burglary, dealing in stolen property and burglary of a conveyance.
Officers claim that on November 23 and November 25, the pair broke into the Spring Hill Golf and Country Club for the purpose of stealing the golf carts. Each vehicle is valued at $3,000 each. Stanley and Hines then drove the carts to an offsite garage. The defendants also damaged a golf course fence and gate during the course of the burglaries. Hines has been released on $7,000 bond and Stanley remains inside jail without posting his $6,000 bond.
Burglary is defined by the entering of a structure or dwelling with the intent to commit an offense. The circumstances surrounding the burglary influence the sentencing guidelines for a conviction. For Florida law to consider the crime of burglary a third degree felony, the structure or dwelling must be completely unoccupied by others at the time the crime took place. If the dwelling or structure was occupied during the burglary, however no physical harm or threat occurred to the occupants, the charge is bumped up to a second degree felony. The difference in a maximum sentence is 10 years.
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