According to The Poughkeepsie Journal, David entered a guilty plea in a Dutchess County courthouse to “third-degree burglary,” which is, under New York State Law, a felony. David told the judge that he stole a laptop on April 24.
Following is an extract from The Poughkeepsie Journal’s coverage:
A Town of Poughkeepsie man admitted in court today he was caught stealing a laptop computer from a dormitory room at Vassar College last spring.
Corey David, 23, of College View Avenue, entered a guilty plea in Dutchess County Court to third-degree burglary, a felony.
David told Judge Gerald V. Hayes he broke into a dorm room at the college on April 24 and stole the computer. He said he was confronted by the student who owned the computer as he was leaving the dorm and returned it to her.
Under a plea agreement, David will enroll in a long-term drug rehabilitation program. If he kicks his habit, he will be permitted to withdraw his plea to the felony and plead guilty instead to a misdemeanor, criminal trespass. He would then be sentenced to probation for three years.
Hayes warned David that if he did not successfully complete the drug treatment program, he would consider sending him to state prison.
