Joplin man gets 5 years in prison for pleading guilty to theft
Last week 29-year-old Timothy Adams pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. Immediately following his plea, judge David Munton sentenced Adams to five years in prison.
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Adams was one of three men arrested back in November after Barton County authorities say they found nearly 100-thousand dollars in stolen property.
Authorities say it started with a stolen vehicle out of Crawford County that they traced to a theft of about 80 solar panels and other items. Investigators say when they went to serve a search warrant, Adams and another man showed up in another stolen vehicle and inside that vehicle were several stolen firearms.
The other two men also charged in this case are due in court in the next few weeks.
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