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Finkbeiner sentenced to June 2

Thursday, June 2, sentence was imposed on Odessa native Steve Finkbeiner by District Court Judge Josh Grant. Finkbeiner opted to plead guilty to three counts of third-degree theft, which led to the cancellation of the jury trial originally set for May 18.

Finkbeiner was originally charged in January of this year with five counts of third-degree theft dating to his tenure as EMT Coordinator for the Town of Odessa.

Lincoln County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Mel D. Hoit sent a letter May 18 to Odessa residents who had originally been called to testify in the case. An excerpt from the letter follo...

 
 
 

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Boadicea writes:

IOW, the town's people didn't want to throw their neighbor/friend/co-worker lifelong community member under the bus just because he hit a rough spot in his life? I heart Odessa.