A homeless man who was arrested last month on the Syracuse University campus appeared in Syracuse City Court on Wednesday, though no resolution was reached with any of the cases against him for trespass and burglary at academic buildings.

Duncan “Wonderboy” Miller went before City Court Judge James Cecile shortly after 11 a.m. The appearance lasted only a few minutes, and a new court date was set for April 14.

Don Kelly, Miller’s attorney, said briefly on his way to another courtroom that it doesn’t appear the cases against Miller will be resolved soon. That means they’ll likely be presented to a grand jury, which would then decide whether to indict him on the charges.

Miller, 21, was arrested on Feb. 15 along with Christopher “Shinobi” Dugger after a chase outside Hall of Languages. Police accuse them of breaking into offices on the fifth floor of the building and each taking two laptops, worth about $1,000. They were charged with:

· Felony third-degree burglary
· Felony fourth-degree grand larceny
· Misdemeanor resisting arrest

Miller and Dugger, 25, of 521 Garfield Ave., Syracuse, were each charged with an additional misdemeanor in that case: seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of burglar’s tools, respectively.

In a separate case after their arrests, Miller and Dugger were charged with misdemeanor third-degree criminal trespass. No documents for that case were immediately available for Miller. Dugger is accused of trespassing in the Life Sciences Complex, and is due back in court for that case on April 15.

And earlier this month, Miller was charged with an additional count of third-degree burglary in another case. He’s accused of breaking into the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Feb. 9 and stealing $7,642 worth of electronics. That’s after Syracuse police said his fingerprints matched ones found on a box in Newhouse.
This case was put on the calendar for Sept. 11.

“There’s like seven different DR numbers,” Assistant District Attorney Mike Mordue said during the appearance, referring to the number of cases in Miller’s file. Mordue is prosecuting the drug possession and criminal trespass charges.

At least eight campus buildings were broken into several weeks ago. The Department of Public Safety said in February the men were being considered “possible suspects” in the string of burglaries.

Once a new court date was set, Miller — who has a “WB” tattoo on the right side of his neck and was in a green jail uniform — was escorted out of the courtroom.

Both men are being held in the Onondaga County Justice Center. Separate bails were set in each of the cases. Miller alone has four different bails set, which range from $100 cash to $20,000 bond.

Published on March 27, 2014 at 1:01 am

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