Two Men Charged After Admitting to Burglarizing Lakeville Home

Two Farmington men each face three felony charges after admitting to burglarizing a Lakeville home on April 8 and stealing more than $8,000 in electronics, firearms and jewelry.

Chad Mason Deyoung, 23, and Ben Raymond Doerfler, 22, in written statements, both admitted to Lakeville Police that they had ransacked and burglarized a Lakeville home along Lower 161st Street West. As a result, both face one count of felony burglary, felony theft and felony theft of a firearm.

According to the criminal complaint, the homeowners told police that Deyoung had likely been involved in the burglary as he'd been over earlier in the week to "hang out." The homeowners said Deyoung not only knew the residents would be gone that day, but also knew the garage code to get inside.

Lakeville police also learned Deyoung and Doerfler lived together.

The homeowners reported jewelry, flat-screen televisions, computers and two rifles and a handgun stolen. The total value of the items taken is $8,300, the complaint said.

Upon investigation, according to the complaint, two neighbors witnessed a gold passenger car at the home of the burglary, which matched the vehicle outside Deyong and Doerfler's home when police checked out their home.

Both men provided a statement to police admitting to the burglary, and a search warrant executed at their home resulted in finding two of the missing guns.

Both men have court appearances later this month. will follow the story.