Fairfax Prosecutor Unsure About Charges in 'Serial Burglar' Case

Fairfax County's chief prosecutor said Friday he was unsure there was enough evidence to charge Brad Edmonds, the man police believe to have burglarized more than 100 homes in Northern Virginia last year.

Edmonds, 35, of Maryland will be sentenced Tuesday in Montgomery County, Md., Circuit Court for a series of burglaries and thefts from vehicles in Potomac.

"I'm not sure if there's enough evidence in any of the Fairfax cases," said Raymond F. Morrogh, the Commonwealth Attorney for Fairfax County.

Morrogh (D) said the safer course of action was to wait out the Montgomery County trial.

"In general terms, since he has not been charged with anything here in Virginia, I can say he can be charged and tried after he is sentenced in Montgomery County if there is strong enough evidence to do so and he could serve the two sentences consecutively," he said.

In an email Thursday, Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said charges against Edmonds are pending.

In November, Fairfax County . Montgomery and Fairfax police charged Edmonds in November after a joint investigation. Police said they witnessed Edmonds break into two cars parked in driveways and confiscated evidence that he committed burglaries nearby.

A Montgomery County jury found him guilty of two counts of first-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, theft over $1,000 and theft under $1,000 and two counts of rogue vagabond in March.

More than 100 homes were burglarized in Northern Virginia between August and November.

Edmonds’ attorney, Ronald Gottlieb, did not return calls before this story was published.