Theft of Phone from Home Results in Felony Burglary Charge

CONESUS – A local man was arrested on felony burglary charges after allegedly entering a second story window stealing a cell phone.

According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Scotty McKay, 19, was arrested for Burglary in the Second Degree, a C felony, on Tuesday, June 30.

The Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation into a possible burglary that occurred at a residence in the Town of Conesus. It was discovered through the investigation that McKay had gained entry through an unlocked window located on the second floor of the home. While inside of the home McKay had stolen a cell phone.

McKay was arrested for Burglary in the Second Degree and larceny charges. McKay was arraigned in the Town of Conesus Court and remanded to the Livingston County Jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

The investigation was conducted by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol, Forensic Identification Unit and Criminal Investigation Division.

Handling the investigation was Deputy Ryan Dale and Deputy Ross Gerace of the Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol; Deputy Caleb Cutting, Deputy Bryan Mann and Sergeant Chad VanAuken of the Forensic Identification Unit (FIU); and Investigator Joshua Monster of the Criminal Investigations Division.

McKay is also the suspect in other ongoing burglary investigations. If you have any information regarding McKay or feel you may have been victimized by him, please call the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office at 243-7100.