SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A man who has been arrested 27 times in the past is now wanted after deputies said he burglarized the Penny Bar in Springfield.

On December 10 at 4:30 a.m., the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office responded to an alarm at the Penny Bar in the 2800 block of South Price St.

Deputies found the front door had been forced open, and two gaming machines had been damaged.

They said the suspect, 61-year-old Ethan Atwood, was trying to steal money from the machines but was unable to do so. They said he caused over $3,000 in damage.

Video footage provided by the gaming machine operator, J&J Ventures, showed a man forcing his way inside and damaging the machines.

A detective recognized the suspect as Atwood from previous gaming machine burglary cases.

An arrest warrant wa

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