WINNEMUCCA - Marci Leanne Sorensen, one of the three defendants suspected of stealing copper wire from Union Pacific Railroad, was sentenced to 12 to 36 months jail time, suspended, with probation for 60 months in court Monday.
Sorensen, along with Leroy Nesmith and Daryl Theis, was arrested in June by sheriff's deputies on suspicion of theft. All three pleaded guilty to the charge of theft in Sixth Judicial District Court.
Theis was sentenced on Sept. 17 to 12 to 36 months in prison and his sentence was ordered to be served. He, along with Sorenson, was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of his share of the $35,000 in losses that were incurred by Union Pacific.
Nesmith, who pleaded guilty in August, is scheduled for continued sentencing on Nov. 5.
In court Monday, Sorensen claimed that she was not the instigator of the crime and that she had simply wanted to go on a camping trip. While she said she had not wanted to participate in the crime, she did take responsibility.
Marc Picker, Sorensen's attorney, argued for probation, claiming that Sorensen is "amenable to supervision," based on her previous periods of probation. He also said that her role in the crime was fairly minimal and asked that the theft charge be reduced to a gross misdemeanor.
Deputy District Attorney Jason Dworin said that at the end of the day this is a very serious crime and it is "not her first rodeo."
Montero ordered the recommended sentence of probation, but on the charge of felony theft, rather than a gross misdemeanor.
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