Burglary Spree Results In Lengthy Prison Sentence
Suspect Violated Bond Conditions Twice
Defendant Cody Moore
In May of 2008 an elderly victim returned from vacation to discover that his home had been broken into and items including jewelry and a gun safe containing numerous firearms had been taken from the house. The victim’s car was also stolen. Investigation led to the arrest of Cody Moore, age 19, on May 20, 2008 and the recovery of some of the victim’s property. Moore remained in custody until August 29, 2008, when his bond was reduced to 10% and he was put on electronic monitoring. On September 12, 2008, his request to be released from electronic monitoring was granted by the Court.
Pills and money and recovered weapons.
On September 16, 2008 Lexington patrol officers responded to a burglary alarm at a pharmacy on the north side of the city. Moore was spotted running out of the building and across New Circle Road; officers caught him after a brief chase in which they suffered minor injuries. Officer recovered pills, money, and a room key to a nearby hotel from Moore. Property including computer equipment, prescription blanks, and checkbooks that had been stolen in a burglary of a doctor’s office the day before was discovered in the room. At one point Moore threatened to kill the arresting officer and his family.
Moore was returned to the Fayette County Detention Center pending the resolution of his new charges. In November of 2008 Moore pled guilty to charges in both cases including Burglary, Theft, Receiving Stolen Property, Fleeing or Evading Police, Resisting Arrest, and Terroristic Threatening. His sentencing date was continued several times to give Moore the opportunity to apply for drug treatment programs. He was released from the detention center on September 22, 2009 on a one-day pass and failed to return as ordered. He also failed to appear for his sentencing date on October 1, 2009, which resulted in an additional charge of Escape.
In November of 2009 Moore was back in court for sentencing. He pled guilty to the Escape charge and told the judge he had gone to New Mexico. Because he was on bond for the residential burglary when he broke into the pharmacy, and again when he failed to appear in court, the sentences for the three felony cases ran consecutively for a total of 21 years. He will be eligible for parole in November of 2012.