A homeless man who was arrested on the Syracuse University campus last month is now accused of stealing more than $7,600 worth of electronics from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Duncan “Wonderboy” Miller, 21, faces an additional felony third-degree burglary charge after Syracuse police say his fingerprints matched those found on a box in Newhouse, according to a felony complaint dated March 4. The complaint alleges Miller broke into Newhouse on Feb. 9 at about 10 a.m. and stole $7,642 worth of electronics.

The Department of Public Safety arrested Miller and Christopher “Shinobi” Dugger on Feb. 15 after a chase outside of Hall of Languages.

Police accuse them of breaking into offices on the fifth floor of the building that day and each taking two laptops, worth about $1,000. They were charged with: misdemeanor resisting arrest, third-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny — both felonies.

Miller was also charged with misdemeanor criminal seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after police said they found cocaine on him.

Dugger, 25, of 521 Garfield Ave., Syracuse, was charged with misdemeanor possession of burglar’s tools after two flathead screwdrivers were found in his pocket, according to a court document.

In a separate case, police charged Miller and Dugger with misdemeanor third-degree criminal trespass. They are being held in the Onondaga County Justice Center.

DPS Chief Tony Callisto said Syracuse police is handling the investigation and that he could not talk about it further.

The department has previous said the pair were being considered suspects in a recent string of campus burglaries.

Sgt. Tom Connellan of the Syracuse Police Department has not returned three calls and an email about the status of the investigation, including whether there will be more charges coming.

Bail for Miller’s most recent burglary charge has been set at $10,000 cash or bond, according to jail records. He’s due back in court for this case on March 26.

Published on March 13, 2014 at 7:39 pm

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