Contact: Michael Lowry, Sergeant, Police Department, michael.lowry@colorado.edu
On February 12, 2014, a Boulder jury found Troy Wayne Sennet guilty of burglary, theft, and trespass charges stemming from his September 15, 2013 arrest on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Sennet remained free on bond following the conviction as he awaited sentencing. Sennet failed to appear at a pre-sentencing appointment and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On March 17, 2014, Sennet was taken into custody in Tucson, Arizona on the outstanding warrant. Three weeks later, Boulder Sheriff Deputies traveled to Pima County and transported Sennet back to Boulder. Sennet remains in the Boulder County Jail on a bond of $50,000. Sentencing is scheduled for June 13, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.
See below for an excerpt from the original press release in this case:
On Sept. 15, police arrested Troy Wayne Sennet on suspicion of second-degree burglary, theft between $2,000 and $20,000, and false reporting to authorities. Sennet has an extensive criminal history and is believed to be the serial thief who has stolen at least eight laptops from the Engineering Center and Cristol Chemistry buildings during the past two weeks. In the wake of those thefts, CU Police on Sept. 11 released a YouTube video of a man who stole laptops from the Engineering Center. Sennet matches the suspect description and was arrested wearing the same pants and shoes as that of the suspect in the surveillance video.
A Facilities Management employee, who recognized the suspect from the video, contacted police at 2:30 p.m. after seeing the suspect walking near the Gates Woodruff Women's Studies Cottage along the Norlin Quad.
Officers contacted Sennet east of the Norlin Library. Sennet, a 43-year-old transient, has an extensive criminal history for theft, burglary and trespassing.