On July 11, 2019 at 5:17 a.m., a Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a residence on Oxbow Road in Lincoln for a report of a burglary not in progress.

The homeowners reported that while they were asleep, someone entered their residence, garage and utility trailer and stole several items, which consisted of a .270 bolt-action rifle, multiple credit cards, electronics and several tools.

The homeowners also reported that their pickup truck was stolen from their driveway. The deputy on the scene put out a be-on-the-lookout for the stolen truck.

At 7:55 a.m., a sergeant with the Oneida City Police Department observed the stolen vehicle on Mount Hope Avenue in the city of Oneida parked on the side of the road. A male, later identified as Timothy Christman, Jr., 31, of Oneida, walked from a nearby driveway over to the vehicle. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Christman had driven the stolen vehicle and parked it on the side of the road.

Christman was searched and two checkbooks were found in his pants pocket. One of the checkbooks belonged to the victim from Oxbow Road and the other was reported stolen from the City of Syracuse. The pickup truck was searched and several of the stolen items were recovered from the truck, including the rifle and tools.

Sheriff’s deputies took custody of Christman and towed the stolen vehicle back to the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s investigators continued the investigation and discovered before Christman was apprehended on Mount Hope Avenue, he committed the burglary on Oxbow Road and then left two duffel bags of stolen tools and electronics at another residence in Lincoln. The property in the duffel bags was recovered and identified as the stolen property from the Oxbow Road residence.

Investigators with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office charged Christman with second-degree burglary (a class C felony) and four counts of fourth-degree grand larceny (class E felonies).

Christman was arraigned in Lincoln Town Court and remanded to the Madison County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bail bond; he is scheduled to return to court at 3 p.m. July 16, 2019.

By martha

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