YORK, Maine — A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty last week in federal court to conspiracy and robbery charges in connection with a violent York home invasion where he and three others targeted the residence for marijuana and cash.
Derek Daprato, 34, of Hooksett, pleaded guilty in federal court Dec. 28 as part of a negotiated plea deal just days before he was scheduled to go to trial. Three others involved in the incident that led to the homeowner getting shot on Aug. 2, 2019, previously pleaded guilty and are also awaiting sentencing.
Police said Daprato, Jason Candelario, Luis Carpio and Andrew Soboleski plotted to rob a home on Rowe Falls Lane. The homeowner, according to court documents, owned and operated a marijuana manufacturing and distribution business.
Prosecutors said the group traveled from Hooksett, New Hampshire, to the York residence in two cars, one owned by Carpio and another by Daprato, with a backpack containing duct tape, zip ties and empty garbage bags.
Candelario and Carpio, according to prosecutors, got out of the car and hid in the woods near the home’s garage. When the homeowner backed into the garage, prosecutors said Candelario and Carpio rushed into the garage armed with handguns and wearing masks.
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“A violent physical altercation ensued between (the homeowner) and one of the assailants and both ended up on the ground,” stated Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael J. Conley and…
