A 20-year-old Oak Harbor man who burglarized a home for bananas and junk food recently pleaded guilty to burglary charges in a couple of separate cases last Friday.

Clayton Carlson pleaded guilty to residential burglary in connection with a April 13 break-in at a Crosby Avenue home. In addition, he pleaded guilty to burglary in the second for the burglary of Wal-Marc Storage April 16.

For the residential burglary charge, Judge Alan Hancock sentenced Carlson to three months in jail — which is at the low end of the standard range — and a year of community custody. In addition, he ordered him to pay $1,032 in fines and fees.

For the other burglary charge, Hancock handed Carlson another three months of jail time, which is the maximum under the standard sentencing range. He also ordered Carlson to pay $1,858 in fines, fees and restitution.

In the first case, Carlson burglarized the Crosby Avenue home by crawling through the pet door. He was a suspect because he had earlier helped the owners’ son get into the house by going in through the pet door. Carlson stole bananas, sour cream and onion potato chips and Nutrigrain bars. But drinking a glass of water was his downfall.

A detective with the Island County Sheriff’s Office sent a drinking glass that had latent fingerprint impressions of the burglar to the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab. The fingerprints matched Carlson’s.

Three days later, Carlson and two juveniles cut through the fence at the storage business on N. Oak Harbor Street. They broke into several storage areas, a trailer and a van. From one of the storage units, the burglars stole 14 gift-wrapped presents.

The owner of the storage business took digital photos of Carlson and the two boys as they were walking the fence line on the day after the burglary. One of the juveniles later confessed to the burglary and admitted that Carlson was involved.

You can reach Jessie Stensland at jstensland@whidbeynewstimes.com or call 675-6611.