Overview

• On June 11, Richard Vaka pleaded not guilty to first-degree residential burglary, grand theft and taking a vehicle without consent in the May 2 break-in at the widow’s South San Francisco home.
• A judge denied the district attorney’s motion to set $50,000 bail and released Vaka on supervised own recognizance; his next court hearing is July 28.
• Authorities recovered the stolen vehicle on May 6 after an Alameda County Sheriff’s Office traffic stop and found some of Brian Montana’s personal property inside.
• Investigators allege that Norman DeOcampo Desumala used a stolen credit card at Lucky Chances Casino in Colma and at a local gas station on the day of the burglary.
• Desumala remains wanted under a $75,000 arrest warrant as the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office continues its investigation.