A man who barged into the midtown Harps which was closed to the public at the time and then allegedly pushed over and damaged 23 outside air conditioning units at the nearby Georgetown Square shopping center appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday (May 19).
Twenty-five-year-old Hunter Joe Munden of Mountain Home pled not guilty to criminal attempt to commit commercial burglary and first-degree criminal mischief.
According to police, more charges could be filed once a determination is made on the extent of the damage done to the air conditioning units.
On April 24, Munden was reported to have first forced his way into the midtown Harps store. Employees told him the store was closed and he needed to leave.
Munden is reported to have ignored the employees, went to the deli area of the store where he stole trays of sushi and then left the business.
The employees at Harps gave police a description of the man who had been in the store and the officers were able to find the suspect, later identified as Munden, in short order at the Georgetown Square center.
Munden, who was shirtless, unsteady on is feet and smelling of alcohol, was taken back to Harps where employees positively identified him as the person who had been in the market.
It was during the search for Munden that officers noticed the damage to the air conditioning units at the Georgetown Square businesses. The day after Munden was arrested, those businesses began to review video from security surveillance cameras and discovered the extent of the damage allegedly done by Munden.
After being taken to the Baxter County Detention Center, Munden posted a $5,000 bond and was released.
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