Followup: Guilty plea for ‘prolific’ burglar who victimized West Seattle senior citizens

The man charged last spring in a string of burglaries, with victims including residents at the Arrowhead Gardens retirement complex in southeastern West Seattle, pleaded guilty today to 16 charges. We reported in April on the case of 41-year-old John Novotny, who stole a variety of items all the way down to Christmas ornaments. In addition to burglary charges, he pleaded guilty to forgery, identity theft, and “taking a motor vehicle.” The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is seeking an “exceptional” 10-year sentence for Novotny when he is sentenced on December 9th (that’s almost double the low end of the “standard range”).

mookie October 21, 2011 (10:18 pm)

Yay on piling up charges to go for an exceptional sentence! That’s one incorrigible lowlife who’ll be off the street for quite a while. Hopefully!

Silly Goose October 22, 2011 (9:19 am)

That is horrible what a coward!! Stealing from Senior Citizens in a retirement community!! How did he have access to the residents? Was he an employee?

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