Local teen charged in Higginsville burglary

Monday, April 20, 2009
BY KATHY FAIRCHILD/Staff writer

A Marshall teen already on probation for burglary was arrested Saturday, April 18, by Higginsville police, reportedly after a short car chase.

Robert D. Scharnhorst, 17, is in custody at Lafayette County jail, held on a $25,000 cash-only bond. According to an online arrest report, he is charged with stealing, burglary and resisting arrest.

Scharnhorst pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 23, to two counts of class C felony second-degree burglary and was sentenced to five years of state-supervised probation on each charge, to run concurrently.

Scharnhorst was arrested with two other Marshall teens in November 2008 in connection with a string of burglaries at several local businesses.

Contact Kathy Fairchild at marshallhealth@socket.net

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I know one of the teens that were arrested with him before. But they learned their lesson after 30 days of "shock" at County. I think that some people can't ever learn from doing wrong.

-- Posted by ladeda on Fri, May 1, 2009, at 8:13 AM

Are they getting younger or what maybe, we need to change some laws to suit the younger generation that seem to think life is a game.

-- Posted by cpcrazy21 on Wed, Apr 29, 2009, at 8:41 PM

The COURTS may never learn, they are not strict enough...he will probaly only get a slap on the hand untill he commits a much worse crime.

-- Posted by megansmom on Mon, Apr 27, 2009, at 10:11 PM

Do they have jobs in prison? Oh how we thought we were so smart beating the system. I guess some just need to learn the hard way. Such a small fellow too, hope he can make it in prison.

-- Posted by DAgates on Mon, Apr 20, 2009, at 9:24 PM

Apparently, breaking into places and stealing from others is NOT your fortey. Try something else, a job perhaps. Just a suggestion.

-- Posted by stiffler on Mon, Apr 20, 2009, at 5:44 PM

He seems to subscribe to the "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again" theory of learning.

-- Posted by Pragmatist on Mon, Apr 20, 2009, at 3:24 PM

When are the COURTS going to learn?

-- Posted by Curiousintown on Mon, Apr 20, 2009, at 11:53 AM

when is this kid going to learn

-- Posted by hurdler10 on Mon, Apr 20, 2009, at 10:04 AM