A North Naples man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he broke into
his neighbor's house was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison and
10 years of probation.
Mark Nowak, 56, was convicted in October on five charges of burglary,
theft and resisting arrest in connection with the February 2014 break-in
at a home near Vanderbilt Beach and Livingston roads. Nowak faced a
guideline minimum sentence of three years and a maximum of life in
prison. He had no prior criminal record.
At trial, Nowak claimed he accidentally mixed medications before the
burglary, causing him to lose all memory of a five-hour period.
But prosecutors said Nowak deliberately cut through the neighbor's
lanai, jimmied a sliding door, disabled the power and an alarm, and
rummaged through the house.
Nowak barricaded himself in a laundry room and tried to escape in the
neighbor's vehicle when police arrived. Investigators found tools
typically used in a burglary inside the home.
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