Former Business Owner Convicted of Burglarizing Schools and Homes in Ventura County

On October 30, 2019, a jury convicted Cory Fletcher (DOB 2/16/1972), of Oxnard, of 12 counts of felony burglary, including four first-degree residential burglaries, one burglary of an uninhabited house, and seven burglaries of schools throughout Ventura County. 

From February 1, 2016, through March 31, 2016, Fletcher executed a series of residential and school burglaries with the aid of his 19-year-old employee and a 17-year-old relative of Fletcher’s fiancé.  The school burglaries targeted tablets and computers purchased by local school districts to improve classroom learning.  In one instance, Fletcher burglarized the home of a Dos Caminos Elementary School teacher, stole her keys, and burglarized the school later that night.  During this two-month period, Fletcher also burglarized the home of an 89-year-old Camarillo resident three times and stole in excess of $10,000 in art and jewelry. 

Sentencing is scheduled for December 2, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 48 of the Ventura County Superior Court.  Fletcher faces up 15 years 4 months in the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation.

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office is the public prosecutor for the county’s 850,000 residents. The office employs approximately 280 employees including attorneys, investigators, victim advocates, and other professional support staff who strive to seek justice, ensure public safety, and protect the rights of crime victims.

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