COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Zachary Steven Johnson was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison as a Habitual Felony Offender for Burglary of a Dwelling and two counts of Dealing in Stolen Property.
He was sentenced as a prison release re-offender and must serve a minimum of the mandatory 15 years of his sentence.
He was found guilty in February following a Collier County trial.
According to court records a Collier County man was checking on a family member’s home while they were out of state on October 13, 2019. He discovered two televisions missing from the house.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office investigated. A review of the pawn shop database found there had been a transaction for the two stolen items, matching the make and model. The Florida Pawnbroker Transaction Forms that are filled out when an item is sold to a pawn shop, showed the defendant’s identification information as well as his fingerprint, which is required at the time of sale.
Johnson was then arrested.
