A 21-year-old Carson City man who admitted trading stolen video games, equipment and a power drill for heroin lost his probation Monday and was ordered to serve 12-30 months in Nevada State Prison.
"You've been given numerous chances," said District Judge Michael Gibbons. "You've got to take full responsibility. I can't extend it (probation) again."
Timothy Newman still faces charges in Carson City for probation violations.
He completed the regimental discipline "boot" camp run by the state corrections department, but was kicked out of drug court and arrested for new drug charges.
The victim told deputies last year she awoke April 26, 2008, in her Gardnerville Ranchos residence and discovered the items were missing. Some of the items turned up in the jail property of another man who was arrested on drug charges. She knew Newman through other acquaintances.
In admitting the new allegations, Newman told Gibbons he turned 21 in March, "made a mistake, and went out and got high."
He said he continued to use after the relapse.
"I'm sorry for letting you and the courts down. I was hanging around the wrong people. It was kind of stressful, I didn't have a car and my mom wasn't doing well," Newman said.
Sentencing is set Sept. 1 for a Nevada State Prison inmate who pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary in connection with a fake check ring.
Kenneth Hall, 26, admitting cashing checks in Douglas County between Oct. 22-30, 2008.
"I went into various casinos to cash a fraudulent check for money," Hall told District Judge Dave Gamble.
He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
In a plea agreement, the district attorney has agreed not to seek habitual criminal enhancement or file additional charges.
Hall agreed to pay restitution, estimated at nearly $5,000, and testify truthfully if he's called as a witness in other cases.
According to reports, the check-cashing ring operated in Douglas and Washoe counties and Carson City where Hall also faced charges.
A 46-year-old Stateline man who admitted giving away his dead baby daughter's identity to help a woman obtain a fraudulent driver's license was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation.
Rodrigo Lopez Loranca pleaded guilty to possession of a document to establish false identity.
"This is a serious offense and sort of an 'offensive' offense to use your deceased daughter's identification in this way," Gamble said.
If Loranca fails probation, he faces 30 months in Nevada State Prison.
"You have many duties on probation and if you don't complete them, I will send you to prison," Gamble said.
Loranca was accused of illegally transferring his daughter's Social Security number and birth certificate to a woman for a driver's license.
He was arrested in March after an investigation by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
He told Gamble he was not paid for the transaction.
"I'm sorry for what I did," Loranca said. "I know it was wrong and I won't do it again."
Gamble ordered Loranca to complete 40 hours of community service. He must abstain from drugs and alcohol and stay out of bars or casinos unless employed there.
Loranca also must cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding his residency status.
