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33 year-old Margarita Pech, who has 4 convictions for crimes of dishonesty, is at prison tonight after she was taken to court for charges of burglary and handling stolen goods. She told the court that she did it because a man held her at knife-point and forced her.

It happened last week Wednesday. According to the allegation, Pech broke into the home of a 17 year-old female, located at 14 Eyrie Street, and stole jewelry and fashion jewelry amounting to $3,235 in value. The maid of the house, who saw her in the house, called the police. The police reported that when they apprehended her she had some of the stolen items, mostly fashion jewelry, in her possession.

She was subsequently charged with burglary and handling stolen goods, and when she was arraigned today, she pleaded not guilty. She claims that a man took her at knifepoint to the house and told her that she if did not burglarize it he will cut her up. She said she handed the stolen items to the man and he gave only fashion jewelry to the police.

Because she has convictions for burglary, theft, and handling stolen goods, the prosecutor objected to bail, which was upheld by Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. She was remanded into custody until July 27.