Police: Sandwich links man to recent burglaries
Posted: December 23, 2016 - 6:06am

This undated composite photo provided by the Cheyenne Police Department on Dec. 22, 2016 shows Zachery Munoz. A half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich found at a burglary scene lead Wyoming police to arrest Munoz. (Cheyenne Police Department via AP)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich found at the scene led Wyoming police to arrest a burglary suspect.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2hZsgUt ) that Zachery Munoz has pleaded not guilty to three counts of burglary.

Cheyenne police say someone on three separate occasions in September stole power tools and equipment from a business. In the first case, police say they found a half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the scene. They dubbed the suspect the "PB&J burglar."

Police say subsequent DNA testing done at the Wyoming State Crime Lab linked 26-year-old Munoz to the sandwich.

He entered a plea earlier this month, and his trial is scheduled for February.

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Information from: Wyoming Tribune Eagle, http://www.wyomingnews.com