A 31-year-old Redwood City man pleaded not guilty Friday to stealing computer equipment from a San Mateo nonprofit foundation multiple times throughout the month of November.
Dephonso Duplessis, also known as "The Fonz,” appeared in court Friday on charges of burglary, possession of stolen property and possession of methamphetamine. He pleaded not guilty and returns to court Dec. 6 with a private defender for a preliminary hearing on the evidence.
According to prosecutors, Duplessis stole property from the Peninsula Community Foundation numerous times beginning Nov. 12. No forced entry was used to enter the charitable foundation located on South El Camino Real in San Mateo.
Among the equipment stolen were six laptops and a computer monitor. A few days after the burglaries were discovered, the stolen property was found in the possession of other people. Each person allegedly fingered Duplessis as the person who gave the stolen goods to them and one individual participated in a police sting to catch him.
When arrested, Duplessis was allegedly driving a stolen car and had methamphetamine. He also reportedly implicated another man in the crime.
If convicted, Duplessis faces a second criminal strike on his record which will double any sentence. In 2002, he pleaded no contest to robbing an inhabited dwelling and was sent to prison for four years.
He remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail.
<
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
CA Is Burning said:
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.