A Tooele man who is facing four criminal charges after he allegedly stole a bicycle, then was found with drug paraphernalia during a police interview, did not appear as scheduled in 3rd District Court Monday.
Quentin K. Martinez, 28, is charged with second-degree felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of theft, theft by deception, and use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Tooele City police were dispatched to a home on Oct. 25 on a report of bicycle theft, according to a probable cause statement. The victim told officers her road bike had been stolen from her attached garage.
A Tooele City police detective searched the pawn database for road bicycles of the same make and model, the statement said. A bike matching the description was found to have been pawned at a local pawnshop by Martinez. The victim was able to positively identify her bike as the one stolen from her garage.
On Nov. 7, a Tooele City police detective interviewed Martinez, according to the probable cause statement. Martinez admitted to taking the bicycle from the victim’s garage and pawning it. He was also found to have a bag containing used syringes and other drug paraphernalia.
On Monday, Martinez was scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court but did not, and Judge Matthew Bates ordered a $10,000 bench warrant.
