BANGOR, Maine — A man accused of burglarizing several homes on Bangor’s East Side was indicted by a Penobscot County grand jury Wednesday on 20 related charges.
Nelson Keyser, 24, of Bangor was arrested on Sept. 18 in connection with late summer break-ins in the neighborhood.
On Wednesday, the grand jury indicted Keyser on nine counts of burglary, 10 counts each of theft by unauthorized taking and violating the conditions of his release from a prior arrest, and one count of theft by deception.
Bangor police Sgt. Tim Cotton said earlier that the burglaries occurred when no one was home.
Keyser has a rap sheet dating to 2011, according to Bangor Daily News archives. In Augusta 2014, he was indicted on charges of aggravated forgery, motor vehicle burglary and two counts of theft. He also has a 2011 drug charge on his record.
Others indicted on Wednesday include:
James Aboumitri, 24, Braintree, Massachusetts, aggravated assault.
Jeffrey Allen, 29, Corinth, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking, violation of condition of release.
Jean Artiles-Recio, 25, Bronx, New York, aggravated forgery, receiving stolen property, operating without a license.
Shane A. Bachelder, 44, Stacyville, aggravated assault, robbery, assault, theft by unauthorized taking, operating after suspension, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violation of condition of release.
Nicholas Bear, 30, Milford, operating after revocation.
Joseph Betts, 50, Bangor, domestic violence terrorizing, terrorizing, violation of a protective order.
Kenneth Black, 51, Bangor, aggravated criminal OUI, aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation, failure to give correct name, failure to appear, violation of condition of release.
Lillian Brecht, 35, Bangor, four counts of theft by unauthorized taking, eight counts of negotiating a worthless instrument.
Adam D. Brett, 25, Bangor, two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.
Corey Butterfield, 28, Hermon, operating after revocation, failure to appear.
Kristina Oxsavia Cacerez, 22, Bronx, New York, aggravated forgery, receiving stolen property.
Kervin Castillo, 22, Bronx, New York, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
Colin Chapman, 38, Bangor, four counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, criminal forfeiture of U.S. currency.
Lisa Clark, 48, Bangor, two counts of threatening with a dangerous weapon.
James Colligan, 57, Old Town, theft by deception, two counts of aggravated forgery, misuse of identification.
Jesse Degenhardt, 29, Bangor, six counts of theft by unauthorized taking, three counts of theft by deception.
Andrew Dwyer, 48, Bangor, operating after revocation, forgery, violation of condition of release.
Todd Francis, 19, Charleston, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking.
Bert Francis, 57, Warren, five counts of unlawful sexual contact.
Terrance Garner, 38, Bangor, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, criminal forfeiture.
Natalie Gilio, 32, Bangor, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
Yanel Greene, 35, Brewer, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
Lee Hames, 53, Palmyra, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking.
Michael Hames, 23, Corinna, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking.
Patience Hamilton, 32, Levant, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
Patrick Hooper, 41, Charleston, theft by unauthorized taking.
Jessica Johnson, 31, Milford, theft by unauthorized taking.
Melissa Lacasse, 22, Orrington, theft by unauthorized taking.
Terence L. Lawhorn, 40, Bangor, 10 counts of violation of conditions of release.
Daniel Legere, 29, Old Town, operating after revocation.
Ryan Mahan, 30, Dedham, theft by unauthorized taking.
Christopher May, 29, Bangor, burglary.
David McDonald, 29, Eddington, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violation of condition of release.
Kimberly McLachlan, 43, Machiasport, criminal OUI, aggravated operating after revocation, operating after revocation, failure to sign summons.
Christopher McNally, 19, Stacyville, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violation of condition of release.
David Meierdirk, 36, Orrington, theft by unauthorized taking.
Jessica Moores, 35, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking.
Gary Moran, 37, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking.
Tammy Paquette, 40, Bangor, two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.
Liza Parker, 24, Lincoln, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, criminal forfeiture.
Lindsay K. Pelkey, 23, Bangor, three counts each of receiving stolen property and theft by deception.
Kelly Ross, 30, Eastbrook, operating after revocation.
Gregory Rush, 37, Island Falls, operating after revocation.
Matthew Sereyko, 32, Howland, failure to appear, violation of condition of release.
Harley Simon, 36, Brewer, operating after revocation.
James Smith, 32, Glenburn, operating after revocation.
Wendy Smith, 37, Old Town, theft by unauthorized taking.
Benjamin T. Stratton, 35, Bangor, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violation of condition of release.
Chezarrae Sutkus, 28, Bangor, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violation of condition of release.
Gerald Urby, 33, Mattapan, Massachusetts, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Jason Wagner, 24, Bangor, two counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs.
Stephen C. White, 51, Brewer, theft by unauthorized taking.
Kristy Worster, 34, Old Town, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, operating after suspension.