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.

James Leone, Richardson's attorney, also requested in court that Judge Mark Fandrich allow bail to stay at $300, which Richardson posted after an appearance in Auburn City Court. Leone said that the defendant has been working for a local business and has made all of his court appearances, showing that he is not a flight risk.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Jon Budelmann, who is prosecuting the case, recommended that bail be set between $5,000 and $10, 000 because Richardson is charged with two separate violent felonies.

Fandrich set bail at $2,500 cash and $5,000 bond.

Read the full report in Wednesday's edition of The Citizen.