Imagine These Sentences For Lifting!

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It was not a good day to face shoplifting charges in Lincoln County Court Thursday.

A North Platte man, who pleaded no contest to stealing a $3.97 bottle of lens cleaner for eyeglasses was sentenced to nearly a year in jail while another shoplifter, who pleaded guilty to stealing three candy bars and a pint of liquor received six months in jail.

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Julian G. Daily, 31, 908 West 11th, was sentenced to 300 days in the Lincoln County Jail March 17 for stealing a bottle of lens cleaner, valued at $3.97, from the Alco store on March 14.

Turnbull’s sentence came quick after Daily didn’t contest the charge.

Daily’s record in Lincoln County courts is long. He’s been in front of Lincoln County judges at least 27 times since the year 2000.

“I know what I did was wrong,” Daily said in court Thursday. “I picked up the bottle off the floor. It wasn’t in a package. I put it in my pocket. I didn’t know if it was stolen or someone dropped it or what.”

Bob Lindemeier, the Lincoln County Public Defender who was assigned to defend Daily, argued on behalf of his client for a minimum sentence.

“I know he has a record of theft but this was only eyeglass cleaner,” Lindemeier argued. “It’s better than beer or other stuff he’s stolen in the past.”

County Attorney Jeff Meyer asked for 300 days.

The judge was stern.

“I know you Mr. Daily,” Turnbull said, peering over his glasses. “You’re not going to have an attorney working to get these charges down to misdemeanors forever. You could end up going to prison on a $3 item.”

In fact, Daily just completed a 60-day jail term in Lincoln County from a sentence he received after he was convicted of third-offense shoplifting Dec. 16, 2004. That was a Class-IV felony.

In a plea agreement with prosecutors, Daily pleaded no contest Thursday to a reduced charge of shoplifting second-offense and received a stricter sentence for the misdemeanor charge than he did after being found guilty for felony shoplifting three months earlier.

Turnbull allowed Daily one week to get his affairs in order before reporting to the jail but warned him that failure to show up would result in an escape charge, a felony.

Daily promised to appear.

Another convicted shoplifter also received a long sentence Thursday.

Timothy J. Britton, 23, 1721 Burlington, was convicted of stealing three candy bars, worth less then $3, and a bottle of butterscotch Schnapps from the Big Red Liquor, worth $6.29, in Lincoln County Court Thursday.

Britton also has a lengthy record, appearing in Lincoln County Court 29 times since 1998.

Britton pleaded guilty to the theft charges as well as driving under a suspended license.

Turnbull sentenced him to 180 days – 6 months – in the Lincoln County Jail.

Yet another man accused of shoplifting continued his case and it will be heard at a later date.

It might have been a good legal move considering Turnbull’s lengthy sentences.

Bryan K. Howard, 39, 721 E. Fourth #21, was charged with shoplifting women’s clothing Nov. 22, 2004. He is also charged with two counts of forgery for writing checks for $186.39 and $352.00 to J.C. Penneys on the account of Roy E. Bell of North Platte.

Court records indicate that Howard passed the checks at Penneys and, on at least one occasion, tried to return a bracelet purchased at the store for a refund. He was refused until the check cleared.

Howard is accused of shoplifting after employees of the Family Dollar Store in North Platte spied him stealing women’s clothing.

Police officers called to the scene patted Howard down and discovered women’s panties, lingerie and socks stuffed in a bra he was wearing under his clothes.

Howard’s case will be heard at a later date.

[LPL]

What else do you say to that?

[kawi97]

Dare I ask... but I wonder why he was stealing women's attire? Guy's definately got issues.