Co-op store owner sentenced to four days in jail
By Kevin Murphy
Special to the Leader-Telegram
12/30/2008 11:22:01 PM
MADISON - An Eau Claire man will spend four days in jail for trespassing at a U.S. Forest Service facility near Rhinelander while the people he drove there damaged research projects and equipment valued at $500,000.
On July 19, 2000, Aaron Ellringer drove four people at their request to a research facility, where they damaged 500 trees and vandalized vehicles.
The FBI pursued the case for eight years before charging Ellringer, 35, in July and three others with conspiring to destroy government property, a federal felony with a maximum of 10 years in prison.
In October, Ellringer pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor trespass charge. He faced maximum penalties of six months in jail and a $10,000 fine.
He must begin serving his four-day sentence in the Chippewa County Jail by Feb. 6.
Also charged in July with the federal felonies were Katherine Christianson of Santa Fe, N.M., and Bryan Rivera and Bryan “Rat Dog” Lefey, both of Washington state. All have pleaded guilty.
Crocker and Vaudreuil said Ellringer’s cooperation led the three other defendants to plead guilty to the felony charge."
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Midwest Green Scare
2 comments:
This article should have "snitch" in front of his name. If you can't face jailtime then don't do the fucking actions in the first place. Snitching on people isn't the solution. He snitches on others and then gets to walk free. 4 days he faces while the others get years in jail. What bullshit.
Added the "snitch" part to the title.
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