The Boone County sheriff’s office arrested a 20-yearold man Monday in connection with two burglaries of Bergman Public Schools.
Justin Lathrop was charged with two counts of commercial burglary, theft of property, criminal mischief and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The charges stem from school burglaries in late December and on May 26.
On Monday, sheriff’s investigators were at Lathrop’s residence near Capps to speak with him about the burglaries when they noticed a television that was reported stolen from Bergman schools.
Lathrop told investigators he and two boys burglarized the school in late December and stole property and a class pet, a lizard known as a bearded dragon.
Property was recovered from the residences of all three suspects, according to the release. The lizard was recovered alive and donated to a third party by the owner, a teacher at Bergman school.
Lathrop is being held at the Boone County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond. The two boys are free awaiting charges.
Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 06/28/2013