Police tracked McFarlin down through the use of the stolen computer equipment, Tsui said.

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Mr. McFarlin couldn't be reached for comment, and it wasn't immediately clear if he had a lawyer.

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Authorities on Aug. 2 arrested Kariem McFarlin, 35, a resident of Alameda, Calif.

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McFarlin, a former San Jose State football player, could face a maximum prison sentence of seven years and eight months.

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It is unclear if Mr. McFarlin, who will enter a plea on Aug. 20, was aware before allegedly entering that the home had belonged to Mr. Jobs.

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Kariem McFarlin walked away with quite a haul a few weeks ago when he robbed the Palo Alto home of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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As I noted yesterday, McFarlin has been arrested, and now sits in a Santa Clara county lock-up awaiting arraignment, on suspicion of burglarizing the house last month and selling stolen property.

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Investigators were able to track down Mr. McFarlin after consulting with Apple investigators, who had been tracking the burglar's Internet connectivity after noticing a stolen iPad had been connected to the company's servers in mid-July.

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