A man described as a prolific burglar was sent back to prison on remand after he admitted receiving and handling stolen goods including expensive jewellery.Neville Woods, 44, of Sofar Lane, St George’s, was questioned by police at Gold Standard Bermuda. He admitted that he exchanged gold for cash for someone who paid him $200.He was charged in Magistrates’ Court with eight counts of involving burglaries and handling stolen goods on December 6 and December 10. Mr Woods denied the trespassing and burglary charges but admitted three counts of receiving and handling stolen goods. Crown counsel Garrett Byrne told the court a subsequent police search of the defendant’s home turned up other stolen items. Mr Byrne also said the defendant was just released from prison in June.“He has been linked to at least 15 burglaries in the past seven months alone,” said Mr Byrne. Citing a criminal record of similar offences spanning 25 years, he said: “The public needs to be protected from him, he is a prolific offender.”In one instance, the jewellery stolen from a private home on Knapton Hill in Smith’s was valued at $8,309, with another $5,500 worth of gold jewellery, plus another set of gold and a bottle of coins valued at $7,400.Mr Byrne called for a maximum custodial sentence and suggested the case should be sent to the Supreme Court for sentencing.Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner agreed and committed the case to Supreme Court.Mr Woods told the court he had “fallen on hard times” after his job laid him off. “I’m trying to turn my life around, I need help, when I got out of prison they sent me right back out on the street; I didn’t even have a shed to sleep in,” he said.But Mr Warner was not moved by the defendant’s appeal and chastised him for repeating similar offences “all over again”.Said Mr Warner: “You were given eight years and had it reduced by the Court of Appeal for the same thing. I’m going to send you back up there so you can tell them that.” Mr Warner remanded the defendant in custody.