Says he used money to buy candy and heroin
By Vicky Wedig
Staff Writer
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 3 for an East Troy man charged with breaking into a Ravine Drive home.
Michael E. Jahnke, 32, was charged Sept. 26 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling.
According to the criminal complaint:
Town of East Troy residents Didler Babits and Ronald McCormack reported their Ravine Drive home burglarized Sept. 2. They said someone entered their home without permission and took cash, change, jewelry and cologne. An officer saw fresh pry marks and scratches on the doorjamb and frame.
The next day, an officer made contact with Jahnke when he was allegedly found hunched over the steering wheel of a car parked at the intersection of Valley Road and Ridge Drive for about 30 minutes at about 9:10 a.m. on Sept. 3.
Jahnke admitted he’d “shot up” heroin at about 8:45 a.m. and was found with heroin and marijuana paraphernalia and a plastic baggy corner that contained suspected heroin residue. He was out on bond on a Racine County charge of retail theft, on an unrelated matter, according to the complaint.
Jahnke admitted entering the Ravine Drive house through the patio door and taking coins, watches and cologne. Jahnke told police he used the money to buy candy for his children and heroin, according to the complaint.
He was charged with possession of narcotic drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor bail jumping.
