A St. Johnsbury man with a 20-year history of narcotics and burglary convictions

A St. Johnsbury man with a 20-year history of narcotics and burglary convictions and who went on “a tear” for three years, leaving a slew of burglary victims in his wake, was given a suspended sentence on Thursday. But Caledonia Superior Court Judge Michael Kainen told Schumann that if he offends just one more time he’s going back to prison to serve 2 ½ years to 8 years. With credit for 413 days served and already being past the minimum of his current burglary sentence of 6 months to 3 years, Schumann, 42, is scheduled to be released in about 90 days from the Northeastern Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury. “You’re getting what is really one chance out of this,” he said to Schumann. “What I’m structuring is an overall sentence of up to 8 years, primarily on the burglary … all suspended but 450 days. That means you’ll get out in about a month an a half … Odds are, you’re going to be doing 2 ½ to 8.” But when out, the judge said Schumann needs to be thinking if he wants to serve that amount of time. The judge said, “It’s more than just what you took. It’s the ongoing impact that you’ve had on peoples lives.