Two brothers are facing criminal charges after allegedly breaking into homes in Oxford and Addison townships on Easter Sunday.
Adrian Ale Chavarria, 22, of Mount Morris, and his 23-year-old brother David Chavarria, Jr., of Flint, have each been charged with one count of first-degree and one count of second-degree home invasion.
The brothers are facing numerous home invasion charges in Lapeer County, according to Lapeer Sheriff’s Det. Sgt. Joe Nesbit.
‘I think there’s either eight or nine houses they broke into here in Lapeer,? he said. ‘There’s another one in Genesee County.?
The Chavarria brothers were arraigned in Lapeer District Court and are currently being lodged in that county’s jail. They have yet to be arraigned on any charges in Oakland County.
On April 8, the brothers allegedly broke into two homes on Ray Road, one in Oxford Township and a second in Addison.
From the Oxford home, they allegedly stole a $900 ring along with a box full of spare change and some keys. In Addison, the pair allegedly stole between $1,700 and $2,450 in cash, jewelry and a pistol.
That same pistol was found on Adrian Chavarria when he was arrested by the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Department April 13. Several of his fingerprints were recovered from a home invasion in Lapeer.
Both brothers admitted to sheriff’s investigators that they and a 21-year-old Ann Arbor resident, whom Adrian he described as the ‘mastermind? behind the whole operation, had done several home invasions together.
‘Adrian stated that they would drive around looking for homes in rural areas where no one appeared to be home,? the report stated. ‘He said that they would never ‘do? a house with alarm stickers or dogs.?
During each robbery, one person would wait in the car while the other two knocked on the door, according to the report.
‘Adrian said that if some one answered the door they would pretend that they were lost and walk away,? the report stated. ‘He said if no one was home they would find a rock and break out a window or door.?
Walkie talkies were used by the trio to communicate.
During interviews with investigators, both brothers admitted being involved in the Addison and Oxford burglaries.
Sheriff’s investigators in Lapeer and Oakland are still trying to build a case against the 21-year-old Ann Arbor resident, who’s the alleged ‘mastermind? behind all the crimes. He has yet to be charged with anything.
‘We just can’t put him at the house,? said Oakland County’s Sheriff’s Sgt. Pete Burkett.
‘I think they’re going to wait until we get something on the record with these two (the Chavarria brothers) testifying against him,? Nesbit said.