Post by WaTcHeR on Aug 16, 2006 17:47:39 GMT -5
08.16.2006 - DOTHAN, Ala. -- A former Houston County sheriff's deputy await sentencing after he pleaded guilty to stealing $20,000 worth of sporting goods gear.
At a hearing yesterday, Officer Richard Ducker told Circuit Judge Lawson Little that he was guilty of first-degree theft. Ducker was arrested in October 2005 after investigators found the property that had been taken from a sporting goods store where he was employed part-time.
Little scheduled a sentencing hearing for October 31. Under state law, a first-degree theft conviction carries a prison term of two to 20 years and a fine of up to $10,000.
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At a hearing yesterday, Officer Richard Ducker told Circuit Judge Lawson Little that he was guilty of first-degree theft. Ducker was arrested in October 2005 after investigators found the property that had been taken from a sporting goods store where he was employed part-time.
Little scheduled a sentencing hearing for October 31. Under state law, a first-degree theft conviction carries a prison term of two to 20 years and a fine of up to $10,000.
www.wsbtv.com/news/9687014/detail.html