Two get prison terms in Sunridge burglary ring

Two men were sent to prison on Monday in an Indian Hills burglary ring broken up by authorities in October. A third man received a jail sentence.

Didier Moguel, 23, was sentenced to up to six years in prison after admitting culpability in four burglaries. Moguel will have to spend a minimum of 24 months in prison before he is eligible for parole.

Defense attorney Tod Young said Moguel will likely be deported once he has completed his prison sentence.

Ricky Barrios, 19, was sentenced to four years in prison for his part in the burglaries. He will be eligible for parole after 13 months in prison.

A third defendant, Zeth Moguel, 18, received nine months in Douglas County Jail on one count of possession of stolen property. He received credit for 70 days time served.

The Moguels are brothers, and Barrios is the father of their sister's child.

At the beginning of the sentencing hearing, Judge Michael Gibbons asked all three men if they knew where the stolen items, which included a computer with educational material, keepsake jewelry and a Korean War trophy, were. All three denied they knew what happened to the stolen items that weren't recovered by deputies.

Douglas County Gang Intelligence Officer Greg Rooney presented information at sentencing that Barrios and the elder Moguel were members of a gang.

Rooney said only three of nine firearms taken in the burglaries were tracked down. He said attempts were made to sell two of the firearms to other reputed gang members.

A photo showed Didier Moguel flashing gang sign. Video taken from one of the stolen cameras showed him shooting a weapon stolen in the burglary.

Barrios denied he was a member of the Infamous Soldiers Gang and Rooney said Barrios didn't have any gang-related tattoos.

Barrios' attorney Derrick Lopez objected to Rooney calling Barrios' nickname, Shadow, a gang moniker.

Victims from three of the burglaries testified in court at the trios' sentencing.

The owner of the guns said the war trophy was a family heirloom.

"If they truly had remorse, how do they not know where the things they stole are?" the man asked.

The neighbors agreed that prison time was in order for the two convicted burglars and one suggested that they be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan as punishment, a statement that drew applause.

Prosecutor Laurie Trotter argued for prison time for Didier Moguel and Barrios, calling burglary a crime that puts both the victim and the thief in mortal danger.

Gibbons said it was ironic that Zeth Moguel was on house arrest and had an ankle bracelet on, preventing his participation in three of the four burglaries.

However, the younger Moguel did receive stolen items passed over the fence from his neighbor's house on Sunburst Drive. He was ordered to pay $2,873.59 in restitution. The two burglars were ordered to pay $5,873.59.

In addition to the firearms, three computers and peripherals were taken along with jewelry and other valuables.