A local high school senior will spend the next 18 months on probation after pleading guilty Monday to breaking into a local hotel to steal alcohol.<\/p>\n
Lucas Velasquez, 18, pleaded guilty to felony second-degree burglary in exchange for a deferred judgment and sentence. That means if he stays out of trouble during the probationary period, the felony will be wiped from his record.<\/p>\n
Velasquez was arrested last month along with two juvenile boys after police discovered they broke into the Mountain Chalet and stole alcohol. Velasquez also allegedly punched and broke a glass door at the Aspen Square Hotel.<\/p>\n
The break-in Jan. 2 was the latest in a scheme by Aspen teens to break into hotels and steal alcohol. The crime had occurred before, though it was not always reported.<\/p>\n
Velasquez must not use alcohol, marijuana or controlled substances while on probation. He also will have to pay restitution for the stolen alcohol and the broken door.<\/p>\n
In other court news Monday:<\/p>\n
A local transient pleaded guilty to felony attempted burglary Monday and will spend the next two years on probation.<\/p>\n
First, however, Alejandro Bolona, 48, will head to an intense, long-term treatment program in eastern Colorado to address his alcoholism and homelessness, according to court proceedings Monday.<\/p>\n
Bolona admitted to breaking into a Snowmass Village restaurant in October and stealing a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of wine.<\/p>\n