A Homer resident, 46-year-old Marco Ramirez, was convicted by a Kenai jury for Burglary in the First Degree and 7 counts of Theft in the Second Degree.
The evidence presented at the six-day trial showed that in Jan. 2022, Ramirez entered the home of a man he used to work for who was out of town at the time for the winter and stole seven rifles from a safe inside the home.
Evidence included DNA, as testified to by a scientist at the Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Lab, as well as the testimony of several Homer residents who noticed suspicious activity led Ramirez to be caught.
An Alaska State Trooper conducted an extensive investigation into the case, and a Homer Police Officer assisted.
Ramirez’s sentence is scheduled for May 19. He faces an aggravated sentence since he was on felony probation from a different conviction when he committed the offenses.
Ramirez faces a sentence of 3-10 years for burglary and the possibility of an additional 2-5 years for the theft convictions.