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Judge sentences West Plains, Mo., man for illegally harvesting trees in national forest
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A judge sentenced a man from West Plains, Mo., in federal court for illegally harvesting and stealing trees from Mark Twain National Forest. Justin Lee Massey, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to two years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the federal sentence to be served consecutively to the unrelated state criminal convictions for which Massey is currently incarcerated. The court also ordered Massey to pay $30,000 in restitution to the U.S. Forest Service and to forfeit to the government $30,000, which represents the proceeds of his theft.
West Plains man sentenced for stealing trees from Mark Twain National Forest
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man from West Plains charged with illegally harvesting and stealing trees from the Mark Twain National Forest has been sentenced in federal court Tuesday. 40-year-old Justin Lee Massey of West Plains will serve two years and six months in federal prison without parole and will serve that sentence consecutively with his […]
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