Waukesha Teen Charged in Windsor Drive Burglary

A 17-year-old Waukesha man is accused of burglarizing a home with three other people in the 400 block of Windsor Drive on Sunday before running from police.

Deauncey L. Carpenter was charged Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with burglary and obstructing an officer. If convicted, he faces up to eight years and three months in prison and $35,000 in fines.

Carpenter remains jailed in lieu of $500.

Waukesha police officers were dispatched to the home after it was reported people were burglarizing the home and had broken glass to gain entry, the complaint states.

When police arrived, citizens in the area flagged down police and pointed that the suspects were running down the alley, according to the complaint. A Waukesha officer recognized Carpenter from past contacts and saw Carpenter drop two handfuls of property and ran behind a house. The officer recovered 20 medals that were missing from the residence.

After Carpenter was arrested, he admitted to burglarizing the home, saying “sorry for letting someone break into your house,” the complaint states. He told police that he, another male and two females were looking for things to steal in a vehicle. When they learned no one was at the home on Windsor, they entered the home and stole medals and coins, according to the complaint.