On Thursday, Mahanoy City Police charged Isaiah Kechula, of Mahanoy City, with Burglary and Criminal trespass after an incident on West Market Street.
Police had been called earlier for a report of an open door at a vacant home and checked the property, finding it empty, but returned later to re-check the location and found Kechula attempting to remove an air conditioner from the home.
He was arraigned and locked up in the Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of bail.
A preliminary hearing will be scheduled before District Magisterial Judge Anthony Kilker of Shenandoah at a later date.