Firewood theft case leads to delayed jail time

FORD - A local man accused of cutting trees without permission and possessing stolen firearms was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 26, in Lincoln County Superior Court.

Thomas Holt, 53, of Ford, pleaded guilty after prosecutors amended his charges to two counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of third-degree theft. He had originally faced three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and third-degree theft.

Holt had an offender score of 1. The standard sentencing range for the amended charges is three to eight months in jail, with a max...