Burglary charges have been filed against a man, with his court-mandated GPS ankle monitor leading authorities directly to him.
Reports indicate that Wilbert Matheney, 48, who is a registered sex offender, allegedly broke into a residence while wearing a global tracking device affixed to his ankle.
“Lo and behold, the GPS tracker placed Matheney inside the victim’s home at the time and date of the burglary,” stated Lieutenant Paul Vernon.
Matheney stands accused of committing a home invasion robbery in Sylmar, Los Angeles, all while sporting his distinctive long salt-and-pepper hairstyle along with the court-ordered ankle monitor. He has been booked on charges of residential burglary and is being held without bail because of his post-conviction conditions as a registered sex offender.
According to law enforcement, Matheney entered the residence while a 90-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were present. The woman reported seeing a man with salt-and-pepper hair flee from the scene carrying a laptop.
While investigating the crime, police gathered descriptions suggesting that the suspect was a man who regularly walked a small white dog. They were subsequently informed about a group home housing sexual offenders.
Detectives discovered that most residents of the home were required to wear GPS ankle monitors. They traced Matheney’s electronic history, which seemingly placed him at the scene during the crime.
Upon arriving to make the arrest, Matheney opened the door just as a little white dog dashed out.
“The detectives exchanged glances and smiled,” Vernon remarked.
