A 29-year-old male charged with five counts of grand theft for vehicle break-ins that occurred this past fall made his first court appearance Monday in Latah County Magistrate Court.
Sean Kiblen was still in Latah County Jail with a $50,000 bond as of Monday afternoon.
Kiblen is being charged in connection to a string of vehicle prowls that occurred in Pullman and Moscow in late November and early December with the alleged help of Matthew Neeley. Among the stolen items were computers, a checkbook, clothes and shoes, according to court documents.
While investigating these crimes, police responded to a burglary in process Dec. 8 on Harrison Street in Moscow. Kiblen was allegedly at the scene and fled from police.
Police searched Kiblen’s girlfriend’s residence and allegedly found stolen items, as well as a window breaker and bolt cutters.
Police later arrested Neeley in December in connection to the same reports of vehicle break-ins.
Kiblen was arrested in March on a warrant in Kootenai County and extradited to Latah County.
