Reported by Staff
MICANOPY, Fla. – Estephania Andrea Lucado, a Gainesville resident aged 38, found herself in handcuffs yesterday after being accused of breaking into an occupied home in Micanopy and making off with stolen goods.
Around 5:31 p.m. on August 7, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a residence on SE CR 234. The homeowner reported catching Lucado red-handed while pilfering items from a screened porch. The victim further alleged that this wasn’t Lucado’s first time taking things from their home.
A responding deputy reportedly witnessed Lucado exiting the premises with food items, notably cold as if fresh from the refrigerator. Despite this, Lucado purportedly attempted to hand over the goods to the deputy, claiming innocence on the grounds that the items had not left the property.
Lucado is said to have been uncooperative with authorities, opting not to reveal her identity or respond to their inquiries.
Lucado, whose address is listed as Gainesville, has been charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, theft, and resisting an officer without violence. She has no local criminal history, and Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $54,000.
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