2 El Dorado County residents headed for prison

Two Meeks Bay residents are about to spend several years in  prison on burglary and other charges.

After more than three days of deliberations following a three-week trial in Placerville, an El Dorado County Superior Court jury on Jan. 29 found Craig Ivan Adams, 34, guilty of 17 felony charges, including nine counts of burglary, four counts of a felon in possession of firearms, and grand theft of a firearms.

Katy Manoff, 30, earlier had pleaded guilty to similar charges. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury sentenced her to 22 years and four months in state prison.

Between June and November 2010 the two went on a drug-induced crime spree between South Lake Tahoe and Cameron Park, according to court records.

The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office in a press release said, “The defendants would knock on the front door of a residence and if the homeowner answered the door the defendants would ask for a fictitious name and when told the person didn’t live there, they would leave. However, if no one answered the door the defendants would gain entry through an unlocked door or force entry. The defendants would then utilize a pillowcase from the home and burglarize the residence.”

Adams is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 27.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report