MOUNT JEWETT – A Kane man was sent to McKean County Jail for
allegedly breaking into a Mount Jewett restaurant.

Dylan Alexander Forsythe, 20, of 101 Clay St., Apartment 2, was
charged with burglary and criminal trespass, second-degree
felonies; theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving
stolen property, first-degree misdemeanors; and criminal mischief,
a summary charge, according to court records. He was arraigned
Tuesday in front of Magisterial District Judge William Todd of
Smethport.

The charges stem from an incident which occurred between
midnight and 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Kinzua Country Family Restaurant
along Main Street, U.S. Route 6, in Mount Jewett Borough.

Forsythe entered through a rear window of the restaurant owned
by Lisa Ginkle, 36, of Mount Jewett. Once inside, he allegedly
removed four bottles of liquor and about $400 in cash from the
cabinet behind the bar. He then fled the scene, according to the
Kane-based state police.

Court records indicate the bottles of liquor were valued at
about $600 and damage to the window and screen is valued at about
$150.

Police arrived at 7:13 a.m. and said Forsythe left numerous
footprints inside and around the outside of the building.

The footprints were followed through the neighborhood leading to
14 Fuller St. in Mount Jewett, according to court records. William
Thomas, the lone occupant, told police his girlfriend, Bea
Forsythe, lived there and was at work in Bradford. Thomas advised
police the footprints must belong to his girlfriend’s son, Dylan
Forsythe, who was visiting overnight.

Forsythe was taken into custody upon being interviewed by police
at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, according to police. Court records indicate
Forsythe confessed to the crimes and was observed wearing the
sneakers that matched the tracks discovered at the scene and
leading to 14 Fuller St.

In addition to Thomas’s help, police were assisted at the scene
by the forensic service unit of the Punxsutawney-based state
police.

After being arraigned, bail was set at $10,000 cash. Forsythe
failed to post bail and was committed to the McKean County Jail. A
preliminary hearing was set for April 2 at Magisterial District
Judge Michael Kennedy’s office in Kane.