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GRAND COULEE — A man accused of burglarizing an elderly resident’s home and committing financial fraud is moving toward a plea agreement as his trial date is rescheduled.
Jake Keith Denning had previously undergone competency evaluations and was deemed fit for trial by both the state and their respective defenses.
“We worked out a plea deal,” Denning’s defense attorney said during a recent superior court hearing on Tuesday, March 25.
Denning, who faces multiple felony charges, including first-degree burglary, first-degree identity theft, and second-degree theft involving an access device, is now set for trial on May 21, with a readiness hearing scheduled for April 22.
Denning also faces additional charges of forgery, theft of a firearm, and failure to register as a sex offender.
The case stems from the burglary of 78-year-old’s Grand Coulee residence.
Young, who had been wintering in Mexico, discovered unauthorized transactions totaling $2,417.80 and reported that six of his checks had been fraudulently endorsed to Denning.
Investigators later determined that Denning and a co-defendant, identified as Ogden, had been unlawfully living on Young’s property, repeatedly entering his home to steal checks, firearms, and other valuables.
Olivia Harnack is the award-winning managing editor/photographer/videographer/columnist at the Lincoln County Record-Times, with offices in both Davenport and Odessa, Wash. She is a University of Idaho graduate and a U.S. Army National Guardsman.
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