Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 56-year-old Stacey Fuller of Buffalo pleaded guilty this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Betty Calvo-Torres to one count of Burglary in the Third Degree (Class “D” felony). The defendant pleaded guilty on the morning that jury selection was scheduled to begin in his trial.
On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at approximately 5:18 p.m., the defendant unlawfully entered a home on Allenhurst Road in the City of Buffalo with the intent to commit a burglary by removing a screen and climbing through a second-floor window. When the defendant went downstairs to the first floor, he encountered the homeowner in the kitchen. The defendant forcibly stole the victim’s property by motioning underneath of his shirt as if he were in possession of a weapon while demanding her purse. The defendant fled after being confronted by the victim’s son. The victim ran out of the home through the front door to a neighbor’s home where she called police.
The defendant, who was not known to the victim, was arrested a short time after the incident. The defendant was found in possession of two bags that belonged to the victim, which contained her safe, personal papers, credit card and jewelry.
Fuller was arraigned in Buffalo City Court the following morning. He was held without bail.
Fuller faces a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison when he is sentenced as a second felony offender on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. He continues to be held without bail.
DA Flynn commends Officers Lyana Luciano, Christopher Bauer, Stephen Schulz, Connor Sumbrum and Det./Sgt. Rachael Isch of the Buffalo Police Department for their work in the investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Nicholas C. Bussi and Kevin R. Brown of the Felony Trials Bureau.
