Arrests for robbery Ovid home damaged by fire

Seneca County Sheriff Investigators arrested Matthew McGlaughlin, age 23 and Sean Stevens, age 23, of Ovid, NY. McGlaughlin and Stevens were charged with Burglary in the Third Degree (class D felony) and Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (class E felony). It is alleged McGlaughin and Stevens stole property from a house and surrounding property in the Town of Covert which had been damaged by fire months earlier. The stolen items were sold at a scrapyard for cash. McLaughlin and Stevens were arraigned in the Town of Lodi Court and remanded to the Seneca County Correctional Facility in lieu of $2,500.00 cash bail/ $5,000.00 secured bond. Both are scheduled to re- appear in court on 03/15/11 to answer the charges.