$20G bail set for Lynn man in Beverly robbery

SALEM – Bail for a Lynn man charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of personal items, including an emerald and a diamond ring from a Beverly home two years ago, was set at $20,000.Adam Dequina, 35, of 68 Baker St., Lynn, appeared Tuesday morning in Salem Superior Court for his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering with the intent to commit a felony and two counts of larceny of property over $250 before Judge Howard J. Whitehead.The judge agreed to set the bail at the joint recommendation of the prosecutor and defense attorney.The defense may seek a bail review at another court date.The charges arise out of an incident on June 29, 2009 when Dequina allegedly burglarized a home at 350 Old Essex St., and stole thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment, jewelry and cash.Dequina is due back in court for a pretrial hearing July 11.Assistant District Attorney James P. Gubitose is prosecuting the case for the state.Dequina is currently serving a jail sentence in the Middlesex House of Corrections for similar crimes out of Wilmington.