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A Wilmington man sentenced to 12 months in prison on one count of receiving stolen property was among two people sentenced in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
Alan Smith, 39, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on a count of receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony. Smith was also given 98 days of jail time credit.
Smith was ordered to pay restitution of $50 to the victim through the Victim Restitution Escrow Account of the Highland County Victim Witness Office.
If Smith was sentenced to a term of imprisonment, which he was, a period of supervision under conditions determined by the Adult Parole Authority after release from prison was found to be optional. If Smith was sentenced to prison for a felony of the third degree that wasn’t a felony of violence or a felony sex offense, or for a felony of the fourth or fifth-degree, after his release from prison, he would be subject to up to two years of post-release control supervision at the option of the Adult Parole Authority.
According to court documents, on or around July 11, 2024, Smith received, retained or disposed of certain property, that being a 2008 Buick Lacrose, a motor vehicle, the property of the victim, when Smith knew or had reasonable cause to believe said property had been obtained through the commission of a theft offense.
In other sentencings, Richard Ducker, 32, Fayetteville, was sentenced to three years of community control on one count of receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony.
Ducker was ordered to pay restitution of $250 to the first victim through the Victim Restitution Escrow Account of the Highland County Victim Witness Office.
According to court documents, on or around July 28, 2024, Ducker received, retained or disposed of certain property, that being a 2003 Chevrolet Impala, a motor vehicle, the property of the victim, when Smith knew or had reasonable cause to believe said property had been obtained through the commission of a theft offense.
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