Amador County – Mud literally helped stop a burglar in his tracks last week on Lower Jackson Valley Road.

A Stockton man was arrested for burglary last week after getting his vehicle stuck in the mud while allegedly burglarizing a barn in Amador County.

The Amador County Sheriff’s Department reported that Darly Jhun Dumpit Bringas, 24, of Stockton, was arrested and charged with burglary. Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner released details of the incident Wednesday.

Wegner said at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, an Amador County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to Highway 88 and Lower Jackson Valley Road, where a suspicious man was reportedly yelling at vehicles traveling on Highway 88.

Upon arrival, the deputy located Darly Jhun Dumpit Bringas, 24, of Stockton standing on the side of the highway, soaking wet and covered in mud. Bringas told the deputy that he was driving home to Stockton when he stopped to relieve himself. Bringas said his vehicle became stuck in the mud and ultimately ran out of fuel.

A second deputy began checking the surrounding area and found Bringas’ vehicle parked at the side of a barn on a parcel of property on Lower Jackson Valley Road. The deputy confirmed the vehicle was stuck in the mud. The deputy also noted that entry had been forced into the barn adjacent to the vehicle.

Upon contacting the owner of the property, the owner checked the barn and confirmed that someone had broken in and made entry into two travel trailers stored inside. Wegner said numerous items had been taken from the travel trailers and staged at the barn door in preparation of being stolen.

A search of Bringas’ vehicle revealed items identified as being stolen from one of the trailers within the barn. A search of Bringas revealed he was in possession of a methamphetamine smoking pipe. Bringas was booked into the Amador County Jail with bail set at $25,000.

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