Things were bad enough for Centreville's Nathan C. Bodner when police arrested him in October, charging him with burglary and larceny. But because he's since missed two court dates, he's now been declared a fugitive from justice and the authorities are looking for him.
However — since he was reportedly wearing women's clothing and a long, brown wig when apprehended — police will have to look for him dressed as either a male or a female.
Fairfax County police believe that Bodner, 24, of 13058 Cobble Lane in the Rockpointe community, is responsible for several burglaries at the Washington Sports Club, including money taken from the cash drawer. Bodner has an extensive criminal record, including four previous convictions — for grand larceny, embezzlement and two counts of burglary.
The club, at 13830 Braddock Road in the Old Centreville Crossing Shopping Center, had been burglarized four times since Sept. 8, and police from the Criminal Investigations Section of the Fair Oaks District Station had set up surveillance there. According to police, Bodner — who was employed as the maintenance engineer for all the Washington Sports Clubs — was allegedly spotted entering the business, Oct. 28, around 1 a.m., using a key.
Police said he was sporting a women's wig, black pants and a yellow T-shirt. Completing his look, they said, were high-heeled pumps, and under the T-shirt was a bra which had been stuffed to give the appearance of a woman's figure.
Officers surrounded the building, and then a K-9 officer and his police dog entered the premises. Police arrested Bodner as he allegedly tried to flee through the rear door.
They charged him with five counts of burglary, four counts of larceny — one grand larceny and three petit larcenies — plus one count of possession of burglary tools. If convicted, Bodner could receive as much as 30 years in prison; burglary alone is punishable by a possible maximum of five years incarceration.
But things are even worse for him because he's a convicted felon. Since he has a previous record — 1995, '97 and '98 convictions in Fairfax County Court for burglary, embezzlement and grand larceny — his three new counts of petit larceny are felonies. According to the law, if a person is convicted of two larcenies, any third or subsequent larceny — regardless of the amount — is considered a felony.
Following his latest arrest, Bodner was held at the Adult Detention Center — but not for long. He was released Oct. 31 on $25,000 bond and is now nowhere to be found. He had a Dec. 11 court date, but his case was continued to Feb. 25.
However, when he failed to appear that day in General District Court for his preliminary hearing, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. He was given a new court date, this Monday, May 6, but didn't show up for it, either. Judge Stewart Davis then filed Bodner's case in the fugitive-from-justice file and, when the warrant is served, the case will again be placed on the court docket.