An Austin man accused of breaking into a vacant house two months ago now faces more criminal charges based on information his nephew gave police.

Joshua David Bollinger, 33, was charged with second-degree burglary, possession of stolen property, possessing methamphetamine precursors with intent to manufacture, storing meth in the presence of a child or vulnerable adult and fifth-degree drug possession. He made his first appearance in court for the new charges Wednesday; he is set to make his plea Aug. 15.

Bollinger and his nephew, Dyllon David Jorgenson, 19, were charged in May for allegedly breaking into a vacant house. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges against them. Bollinger faces three counts of felony burglary and one count of misdemeanor theft. Jorgenson was charged with two counts of burglary and one of misdemeanor theft.

According to a court complaint, a woman who owns a vacant house in the 4000 block of 20th Avenue NW in Lansing Township had gone to check on the property on May 15. When she entered the home, she heard someone in the basement.

While she was on the phone with police, she spotted someone, later identified as Jorgenson, driving by slowly. He then allegedly picked up Bollinger at an in-drive about 150 feet from the house.

Mower County Sheriff’s deputies located the men on County Road 27. Officers saw the men throwing items out of the passenger window, and later found unused syringes — determined to have been taken from the vacant house — in the ditch.

When officers interviewed Bollinger, he denied ever going in the house, although his shoe prints matched those found at the scene. Jorgenson admitted to police that the syringes had been taken from the house.

During the burglary investigation, Jorgenson gave police information about other crimes Bollinger has allegedly been committing. He told them he and Bollinger had been to the vacant residence and stolen property previously. He also said he has been purchasing ingredients for Bollinger to make meth.

When police searched Bollinger’s parents’ house, where he lives according to a court complaint, they found speaker equipment that reportedly belongs to the owner of the vacant house. Officers also found a corner baggie that tested positive for meth, along with many meth manufacturing items, including muriatic acid, drain cleaners, coffee filters and sudafedrine packages.

According to court documents, Bollinger has previously been charged with felony drug crimes within the last 10 years.

Bollinger will appear in court Aug. 15 to plead to the new charges.