Five people are facing burglary charges for allegedly stealing fishing equipment, wild game mounts and other items from cabins near Pactola Reservoir.

The suspects, three juveniles and two adults, are also charged with causing several thousand dollars in damage to the cabins. A citizen's tip led to the charges, according to a news release from the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.

Ryan Burkinshaw and Mitchell Spindler, both 18, are charged with first-degree burglary, felony intentional damage to property and grand theft.

James Shackleton, 17, is being charged as an adult with first-degree burglary, felony intentional damage to property and grand theft.

The two other juveniles will be charged in juvenile court; one of the juveniles faces one count of first-degree burglary, attempted first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary and misdemeanor intentional damage to property while the other is charged with second-degree burglary and misdemeanor damage to property, according to the release.

The two juveniles will have an advisory hearing in juvenile court June 10, while Shackleton, Burkinshaw and Spindler will be arraigned at the Pennington County Courthouse at 2 p.m. June 9 before 7th Circuit Judge John Delaney.

The suspects are being charged in relation to a string of burglaries at four cabins along the same stretch of road southeast of Pactola Reservoir near Pactola Basin. Police documented two separate break-ins in February and March, according to Lt. Marty Graves of the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.

Graves said the suspects broke into the cabins and broke glass in cabinets, broke handles off appliances and did other damage, in addition to stealing the fishing equipment and wild game mounts.

He said the sheriff's office recovered several of the mounts, which the suspects had taken apart and attempted to conceal.

A $2,000 reward had been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever was responsible for the crimes; the award will be given to the tipster if the suspects are convicted.

Graves said the reward money more than likely helped investigators solve the crime because it probably helped spur on the tip.

"I think it had a direct impact on this case," he said. "It always helps to have a little bit of incentive there to call."

Graves said the call came in a couple of days after a story on the burglaries was published in the Rapid City Journal. Detectives were able to identify additional suspects by interviewing the ones identified by the tipster, Graves said.

If the suspects are convicted, half of the reward will be paid from the Rapid City Community reward fund, and the other half will be paid by private residents.

The five suspects are from the Rapid City, Box Elder, Wasta and Piedmont areas, according to the release.

First-degree burglary is a Class 2 felony punishable by up to 25 years in the state penitentiary and a $50,000 fine. Second-degree burglary is a Class 3 felony with a maximum of 15 years in the state penitentiary and a $30,000 fine.

Grand theft and felony damage to property are both Class 4 felonies punishable by up to 10 years in the State Penitentiary.

Contact Ryan Woodard at 394-8412 or ryan.woodard@rapidcityjournal.com