Two Sacramento County men are facing organized retail theft charges in Yolo County after Davis police recently recovered about $80,000 worth of stolen goods, including numerous Lego set packs.
Deyrick Matthew Bobeda, 44, of Elk Grove, and Adrian Chao, 28, of Sacramento, have been arrested in connection with the lengthy organized retail crime investigation, Davis police announced in a Facebook post Friday afternoon.
Bobeda and Chao were booked into the Yolo County Jail. Both have now been released; Bobeda was given a $15,000 bond and Chao was given a $10,000 bond, Yolo Superior Court records show.
The defendants appeared in court for their arraignment: Chao on May 10 and Bobeda on Thursday. They pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show. Bobeda and Chao are expected to return to court on June 6 for further proceedings in their criminal case.
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office filed charges of organized retail theft and directed an organized retail theft scheme and criminal conspiracy against both defendants, court records show. Bobeda faces an additional charge of receiving stolen property,
Police said Bobeda and Chao were involved in large-scale coordinated thefts in Davis, and that investigators recovered approximately $80,000 worth of stolen merchandise. Court records show the alleged crimes occurred in January.
Police released photos of the recovered stolen goods, including numerous packages of Super Mario Bros. Lego sets, Star Wars Lego sets, “Hocus Pocus” movie Lego sets and FX4 aquarium filters.
