A man who was suspected of breaking into Skyline campus offices last fall is currently in jail carrying out a sentence he received on Jan. 17.

Laurence Lamont Boone was convicted of breaking into and stealing books from various college instructors’ offices. Two separate incidents transpired at the Skyline campus and a third occurred at the College of San Mateo. The first two happened on Sept. 15 and Oct. third respectively the third occurred on Oct. six and seven. Boone pled no contest on Dec. 12 and is charged with three separate counts of commercial burglary.

“He went into a building with the intent to steal” Said Assistant District Attorney, Al Serrato. “He did this a number of different times and he was also charged with grand theft which means that at least $950 dollars’ worth [of goods] was stolen”

Boone’s three counts were sentenced as two years, and two terms of eight months each, all three to be served consecutively for a total length of three years and four months. He was denied probation and his sentence was to start immediately.

“We were requesting four years and four months.” Said Kim Perroti, the prosecuting Deputy assigned to the case. “I think the judge took everything into consideration and did what he thought was best.”

One of the instructors affected by the break ins was Carmen Velez a chemistry professor who states that she was missing approximately $500 worth of text books including ones she uses to teach and even personal ones from her own college career. She noted that the room was left in the same condition it was in before but the locks on the door were destroyed.

She was not able to retrieve the books that were taken from her but she said what impacted her most after the event was a loss of feeling secure on campus. Velez commented that she no longer stayed in her office past 5 or 6 pm but she soon found her uneasiness to be a non-issue.

“Ever since [the incident] the security on campus has improved.” Said Velez. “I come here on the weekends and when I’m here, they come to my office to check that I’m here and that I’m safe. I like that”

This article has been update to correct Associated Press (AP) Style errors within this article.