James Anthony White pleaded guilty breaking into a home in Field View
A man who broke into a house and stole items valued at £1,500 has been jailed for 12 months.
James Anthony White of Tryweryn Place, Wrexham had thrown something through a kitchen window and damaged the property at Field View in Wrexham during the burglary.
The 29-year-old had pleaded guilty to burglary at an earlier hearing and appeared for sentence at Caernarfon Crown Court after reports had been prepared.
Prosecutor Ryan Rothwell said White had made off with various items from the house including a television set, at a surround sound system, a laptop and a satnav device and some silver spoons which were of considerable sentimental value.
White also made off with a quantity of alcohol during the incident on January 27.
Mr Rothwell said police experts found White’s fingerprints at the property and he was arrested.
White, the barrister said, refused to answer police questions at interview.
Oliver King, defending, said White accepted a custodial sentence was inveitable but pointed out he no previous convictions for burglary.
He said White’s offending had been caused by a history of drug abuse which stretched back 17 years to when he was 12-years-old.
“After his last jail sentence he has been doing well accepting help from the council and various charities.
“On this occasion he was with someone else and they got very drunk when something was suggested on the lines of this offence and he went along with it.
“He is disappointed in himself and he feels he is back at square one,” the lawyer said.
Jailing him Judge David Hale said it was no comfort to the householder that his property had been broken into and items stolen by a man who was affected by drink.
“It’s still horrible to have things thrown through windows and items taken that are of sentimental value. It has to be custody,” the judge said.
He warned White that if he continued to offend the jail sentences would just get longer.
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