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A career criminal released from jail in August because charges weren’t filed in a burglary case is accused of a Wednesday night burglary that cleaned out a Spokane car stereo store.
Christopher J. Cannata, who police say has 21 felony convictions, returned to Spokane County Jail on Thursday with Jonathon D. Marquiss, 32, after Spokane police arrested them in connection with a break-in at Kelly’s Custom Car Audio, 5518 N. Market, overnight Wednesday.
“I’m wiped out,” said owner Donald Kelly, who said he’s only been open about six months. A license plate left behind from Marquiss’ Dodge Durango helped police identify the suspects, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Read the rest of my story in tomorrow’s Spokesman-Review.
Check out past coverage of Cannata, who shares a birthday with this reporter, here and here. (Note: the second link states Cannata was scheduled to plead innocent to the burglary charge. Indeed he was, but that never happened because charges weren’t filed.)
Read about a similar jail release here.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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Rifleman__Dodd on October 12 at 5:05 a.m.
If we cut a finger off the first time they steal and a hand off the second time they steal, we wont have many third time criminals, would we?
garfnagn on October 12 at 5:36 a.m.
Actually, we’d have a lot of criminals left.
Rifleman__Dodd on October 12 at 3:45 p.m.
garfnagn quit refering to the SPD. Puhlease.