Owasco, N.Y. --- Deputies investigating a burglary at Dickman's Farms in Owasco found that someone had set a small fire, driven a golf cart into a ditch and stolen a credit card at the business.
They then learned that two teenagers had been looked at in connection with a suspicious person complaint the same day as the burglary. Both teenagers were interviewed but denied being involved in the Dickman's Farms break-in.
That was on Sept. 29, 2013. Deputies collected evidence from the store and sent it to the state police crime laboratory in Albany.
The results from the crime lab came back on Jan. 31, and deputies conducted several new interviews. On Wednesday, Cayuga County sheriff's deputies announced that the DNA evidence showed that two Auburn teenagers committed the crime.
John P. Hensel, 17, of 100 Prospect St., and Brandon J. Malone, 18, of 3 Stryker Ave., have been arrested. They face charges of third-degree burglary, a felony, and two misdemeanor counts of fifth-degree arson and petit larceny.
The break-in occurred at the Dickman's Farms on Archie Street, sheriff's deputies said.
The small fire was set in one of the buildings at Dickman's Farms and caused minor damage. The golf cart was driven out of the store but got stuck in a ditch.