WILKES-BARRE — A Scranton man pled guilty for his role in burglarizing and ransacking Ernie G’s Pub and Eatery in April 2023.

Victor E. Martinez-Lopez, 46, of Scanlon Avenue, pled guilty to criminal conspiracy to commit burglary and criminal mischief before Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. Prosecutors withdrew a second burglary conspiracy count and tampering with evidence against Martinez-Lopez.

The plea agreement was accepted by Sklarosky on Aug. 21.

According to the criminal complaint:

Avoca police investigated a burglary at the pub an eatery in the 1000 block of Main Street on April 25, 2023. Surveillance cameras in the area captured a pick-up truck and three men adjacent to the business at about 1 a.m., about two hours after an employee closed the tavern for the night.

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