Rochester man indicted in Lebanon burglary

Daniel Sterritt (Courtesy photo)

ALRED, Maine - A Rochester man indicted by a Strafford County grand jury last month in a string of house burglaries in October has been indicted on similar charges in a Lebanon incident by a York County grand jury.

Daniel Sterritt, 46, of 23 Dodge St., who was indicted last month in multiple burglaries in Dover, Lee and Rochester, in the Granite State, has been indicted in a Lebanon burglary on Oct. 17, the same day he and an accomplice broke into three homes in Durham and Dover.

The York County indictment lists Sterritt's home address as 29 Myrtle St., Somersworth. The indictment notes a previous conviction on a similar charge from 2003.

Another man, Sean Laughton, of 151 Indigo Hill Road, Apt 33, Somersworth, has been indicted along with Sterritt in both the Maine and New Hampshire burglaries.

The pair allegedly struck first on Oct. 15 when they are said to have broken into Sixth Street, Dover; and Steppingstone Road, Lee, residences.

Then on Oct. 17, the same day they are alleged to have burglarized the Lebanon residence, they also allegedly broke into homes in Durham, on Durham Point Road and Deer Meadow Road; and a house on Middle Road in Dover.

Finally, on Oct 23, they are charged with burglary of a house on Betts Road in Rochester, and an attempted burglary on Milton Road in Rochester.

The New Hampshire charges are all Class B felonies, which can result in 3 and a half to 7 years in state prison apiece.

In Maine a Class B felony can result in a maximum of 10 years in state prison, plus up to a $20,000 fine.

Sterritt is being housed at the Strafford County Jail, while Laughton is out on bail.

The York County indictments were handed down February 4 and released on Monday.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt, only that a grand jury has decided there is enough evidence to move forward to trial.