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A 26-year-old man from San Jose pleaded no contest to a felony commercial burglary in Menlo Park on June 23, and was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail. The crime could be reduced to a misdemeanor halfway through a three-year probation period, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Filimon Acosta Paredes was one of three men who was found by police at the Menlo Gateway development site at about 1 a.m. on Dec. 7 last year. Police found a hole cut in the security fence and power tools gathered together in a pile.
According to prosecutors, Mr. Paredes was a worker at the site and had been fired before Thanksgiving. Prosecutors say Mr. Paredes believed he had been unjustly laid off and was retaliating.
Mr. Paredes will be required to abstain from alcohol and drugs, and will be subject to chemical and genetic marker testing, and search and seizure. He cannot possess dangerous weapons or ammunition, and will have to pay $400 in fines and $100 per month for probation fees.
Mr. Paredes’ case was continued to Aug. 17 for a restitution report. He is out of custody on a $25,000 bail bond.
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