Man pleads not guilty to theft charges

AUBURN - An Auburn man entered a plea of not guilty during his arraignment on burglary and other charges in Cayuga County Court Tuesday.

Donald Richardson, 30, whose last known address is 5 Church St., is charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count each of third-degree grand larceny and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Richardson is accused of being involved in a May home invasion, during which musical and audio equipment, compact discs, batteries and other objects were taken from an Auburn apartment.

Richardson's co-defendant, Leo McGrail Jr., pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to third-degree burglary. McGrail, 28, was sentenced to six months in Cayuga County Jail and five years of probation.