Opinion ID: 2976282
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Heading: 1997 Wisconsin Convictions

Text: On April 8, 1997, Thomson, who was sixteen, and three accomplices broke into the Ravina Inn, a three-story building located in Lake Delton, Wisconsin and stole $1,600 to $2,000 in cash, a five-disc CD player, several bottles of alcohol, and a pair of binoculars, totaling approximately $4,000 in lost property and damage. Three days later, on April 11, 1997, Thomson, his younger brother, and a third accomplice, broke into the One Stop Convenience Store in the same town and stole $275 in cash and coins, approximately 100 lottery tickets, a box of lighters, and beer. The police followed the tracks from the second crime scene to Thomson’s residence and found evidence there linking Thomson to both of the above burglaries and six more. Thomson -3- No. 07-1230 United States v. Thomson admitted his involvement in the crimes. On July 29, 1997, Thomson pled no-contest to the two crimes listed above and the remaining counts were dismissed.