WARREN, Pa. — A man is being held on a total of $250,000 bail for a series of burglaries that took place in northern Warren County in 2015.

Eric Lewis, Jamestown, has been charged in connection with five burglaries which started on Oct. 21, 2015.

He waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday before District Justice Todd Woodin.

At three dockets, he was charged with burglary, conspiracy (burglary), criminal trespass, breaking into structure, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, criminal mischief and damaging property.

At two other dockets, he has been charged with burglary, conspiracy (burglary) criminal trespass, breaking into a structure, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, a resident reported a burglary on Oct. 22 while another neighbor saw a vehicle “and thought it was suspicious enough to get the last four digits of the plate.”

On Nov. 2, state police received a report of that vehicle traveling on SR 957 and stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation.

“The driver identified himself as William Lewis, however he did not posess a valid driver’s license,” police allege in the affidavit.

William Lewis is Eric Lewis’ father.

Police interviewed William Lewis at the state police barracks and he “admitted that he and his son had committed four or five burglaries in the Sugar Grove, Pa., area in the last couple weeks.”

William Lewis pled not guilty in March for his involvement in burglaries on Oct. 21 at 2209 Rt. 957, on Oct. 22 at 891 Townline Road, on Oct. 26 at 4114 Old State Road, on Oct. 29 at 1900 Cider Mill Hill Road and on Nov. 2 at 7545 Old State Road.

While police were interviewing William Lewis, a report was received of the burglary on Old State Road, a residence that is a “short distance from where William Lewis was stopped for the traffic violation. William Lewis told (police) that he had dropped his son, Eric Lewis off at that residence and was waiting for a call/text to return and pick him up.”

William Lewis “agreed to show (police) all of the residences that he and his son had burglarized.”

Police took him to those locations “and videotaped him pointing out the locations.” He also “led (police) to a safe that they had dumped on Old Route 62 belonging” to one of the victims.

State police said they worked in conjunction with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, “who located and interviewed Eric Lewis. (Police were) advised by (a Sheriff’s Deputy in New York) that Eric Lewis had written a four page confession admitting to the burglaries occurring in Pennsylvania and New York.”

Eric Lewis was also arraigned by Woodin on Wednesday. Citing the “seriousness of the charges,” Woodin set bail at $50,000 per case, totaling $250,000.

He will join his father in the Warren County Jail as William Lewis is also currently being held on $250,000 combined bail.