A Bumpass man who authorities believe is behind a rash of burglaries in Goochland and Hanover counties last fall had his trial continued last week.

Christopher Michael Scott, 24, was indicted in December by a Goochland grand jury on six felony charges, including two counts each of breaking-and-entering, grand larceny, and possessions of a firearm by a felon.

His trial, which will be judged from the bench, was scheduled for Feb. 15 at 9:30 a.m.

But a continuance in the case was granted last week, pushing the trial to April 4 at 2 p.m., according to Goochland Commonwealth’s Attorney Claiborne H. Stokes, Jr.

The Bumpass native was apprehended Thursday, Nov. 15 during a routine traffic stop on Va. Route 6, east of Georges Tavern, at about 9 p.m. At the time, he was driving a red Dodge Stratus.

Goochland County sheriff’s deputies recovered many items from his vehicle, including a handgun, a rifle, two shotguns, and a 23-inch LG flat-screen television.

According to Sgt. Chris Whitley with the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and Investigator Mike East with the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office, authorities in the two adjoining localities were looking into a total of five breaking-and-entering incidents with similar circumstances that occurred throughout the summer and fall.

During the course of the investigation, Whitley said Hanover officials had received information linking Scott to the crimes and alerted Goochland authorities to be on the lookout for him.

The indictments in Goochland Circuit Court charge that Scott broke into the home of Maggie Tillack with the intent to commit larceny during the day on Sept. 26.

A second count associated with that incident charges him with stealing jewelry, a DVD player, a 20-inch flat-screen television, a Playstation2 game console, and various other items.

On or about Nov. 7, another count in the indictment charges that Scott broke into the home of Warren Reeves, again during the day.

In that break-in, the indictment charges him with stealing firearms, though it doesn’t speak to what kind or how many.

Because Scott was in possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony, he was also charged with a pair of counts of possession by felon and possession by a felon convicted of a “violent felony.”

But his legal troubles don’t end there. The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has been able to link Scott directly to two break-ins there.

“We were able to link Mr. Scott to a burglary on Pony Farm Road and one in the 18400 block of Taylors Creek Road, which occurred on Nov. 15,” Whitley said.

A grand jury there returned five felony indictments against him Feb. 19, including two counts of grand larceny, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, and two breaking-and-entering with intent.

Scott is next scheduled to be in court March 17 at 10 a.m. in Hanover.