'John Doe' originally indicted in December on burglary counts allegedly identified and arrested

Updated at 5:09 p.m. with additional information.

In December, as the statute of limitations ran out on a set of burglaries in the city, all investigators had was a DNA profile of a suspect, so the Distirct Attorney's Office sought an indictment against the DNA profile.

A man whose DNA matches that profile was recently arrested and he will be arraigned on the three-count indictment in the morning.

The suspect is no longer "John Doe." His name is Samuel G. Malone. He is 27 and most recently a resident of 36 Walnut St., Batavia.

Investigators believe they've found a match with Malone's DNA to the suspect's DNA following Malone's conviction on an unrelated matter.

Malone will be charged with burglaries at the former Ponderosa Steakhouse in August 2008, Mortellaro's Awards, August 2008, and Palace of Sweets, September 2008.

Det. Pat Corona said Malone allegedly made forced entry into the establishments and was looking for whatever cash he could find.

The indictment was for two counts of burglary, 3rd, and one count of attempted burglary, 2nd.

Malone is currently in custody on $25,000 bail pending a bail review in County Court.

Det. Charles Dudek, Det. Todd Crossett and Sgt. Patrick Corona all worked on the case.