A 24-year-old man is behind bars and facing a felony residential burglary charge after a couple allegedly found him in their Redwood City home Sunday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
It wasn’t clear how long Ian Brimelow had been in the second-floor apartment at 630 Veterans Blvd. when the couple returned home just before 3 p.m. to find him allegedly drinking a beverage in their kitchen. They allegedly left their apartment Saturday afternoon around 5:30 p.m. to visit family in Sunnyvale and returned less than a day later to find a ransacked apartment smelling strongly of marijuana and Brimelow still there, according to prosecutors.
The couple allegedly called the police, who responded within minutes to find Brimelow at the apartment. When asked how he entered the apartment, he did not respond but a bedroom screen window had been removed and handprints were found on the apartment’s exterior, according to prosecutors.
Brimelow allegedly went through all the cabinets and drawers and filled a backpack he found in the apartment with household items. One of the victims’ passports was never recovered, according to prosecutors.
With a history of trespassing, drugs and theft convictions in North Carolina, West Virginia and Florida, Brimelow is believed to be a transient. He pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court Monday and will next appear in court Nov. 15 for preliminary hearing. He remains in custody on $50,000 bail, according to prosecutors.
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