Jeffrey Arthur Schuh, Jeffrey Aron Schuh, Quang Nguyen, Stephen Colwell
Courtesy of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
The four thieves who pleaded guilty to breaking into a slew of houses last summer will have to pay an estimated $145,000 in restitution, it was revealed at the first man's sentencing Wednesday.
Quang Nguyen, 19, of Ypsilanti Township, was sentenced 4-15 years in a state prison and ordered to pay, along with his three co-defendants, the restitution to the homeowners and their insurance companies.
"I am sorry," Nguyen said in court as he read from a prepared statement.
The three other members of the break-in crew are scheduled to be sentenced on May 8. Jeffery Arthur Schuh, 54, and his son, Jeffrey Aron Schuh, 20, both of Dexter, pleaded guilty to numerous home invasions earlier this month.
Younger Schuh is expected to get the same 4-15 year sentence, while the elder Schuh likely will get 3-15 years.
Steven Colwell, the 25-year-old Lima Township man who pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree home invasion in November, testified against his former crew in exchange for a lighter sentence. Police say his agreement includes a term of 2-15 years in prison.
The crew broke into a total of nine houses in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Scio Township, Webster Township and Dexter Township, according to Cowell's testimony. He said the elder Schuh functioned as a lookout on three of the jobs. A wide range of items were taken, including foreign coins, two-dollar bills, equestrian trophies, jewelry, silver goblets, electronics, cash, a guitar and custom-made brass bullets.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.