'AMW' Suspect Charged In Burglary Spree

PHILADELPHIA - A man who, authorities say, wanted it all but never worked a day faces up to 125 years in prison.

The escaped criminal was the alleged ringleader of an interstate burglary ring, reported Fox 29's Nefertiti Jaquez.

It all started when he was in jail doing time for similar crimes, like identity theft and robbery. Then in 2001, police say, Scott Hornick managed to escape from jail then spent the next six years robbing people. In the end, prosecutors say, he got away with more than $2.5 million dollars. And now they want justice.

His crimes were so massive and expansive, it took prosecutors two years to put together a 17-page indictment against Scott Hornick.

"Today is the first time Mr. Hornick is being charged by the federal authorities in this matter," said Assistant United States Attorney Joseph Khan.

Profiled on "America's Most Wanted" several times, police caught him in the summer of 2007 after escaping jail and living the good life for six years.

But now the 37-year-old is facing a list of new charges: interstate transportation of stolen property, pharmacy burglary, and conspiracy.

“Mr. Hornick has been charged in a 10-count indictment,” said Khan.

Detectives believe, while on the run, Hornick and four accomplices used disguises and high-tech tools to rob more than 150 businesses in more than a dozen states - businesses in Philadelphia, the suburbs, Delaware, New Jersey and up and down the East Coast.

They allegedly filled bags with store merchandise, such as cameras, watches, medications, perfume, and guitars, and loaded the bags into rented or stolen vehicles.

"The Hornick gang focused on stores that sold things like high-end appliances. Things that are valuable but small, such as digital cameras. They were easy to steal and they were easy to resell," said Asst. U.S. Attorney Khan.

The business owners have waited two years for justice and prosecutors say the indictment puts them a step closer to getting it.

"We will seek justice in this case for the victims that Mr. Hornick and his gang created," said Khan.

If convicted, Hornick faces a maximum possible sentence of 125 years in prison, a $2.5 million fine, three years of supervised release, and a $1,000 special assessment.