KEY WEST MAN GETS PRISON AFTER FAILING TO COMPLY WITH PROBATION IN STOLEN VEHICLE CASE

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Donald Joshua Schellinger. MCSO/Contributed

A stolen automobile case that started within the Decrease Keys has concluded with a state jail sentence after the defendant violated probation, says the Monroe County State Lawyer’s Workplace. 

On Aug. 31, 2020, Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace deputies obtained an alert from the License Plate Reader (LPR) system on a silver 2019 Nissan Versa reported stolen out of Colorado. Deputies positioned the automobile touring southbound on U.S. 1 close to Massive Pine Key. A visitors cease was carried out close to MM 3, the place the driving force was recognized as Donald Joshua Schellinger. He was taken into custody with out incident. 

On the time of his arrest, Schellinger was additionally driving with a license indefinitely suspended since 2015. He was transported to the Monroe County Detention Heart in Key West and charged with grand theft of a motorized vehicle and driving whereas license suspended. 

In December 2020, Schellinger was positioned on 60 months of probation. As a part of his sentence, he was ordered to pay greater than $8,000 in restitution, fines and courtroom prices to cowl the restoration and return of the stolen automobile to its rightful proprietor.

At a violation of probation listening to, Schellinger admitted he had didn’t adjust to the situations of his supervision. He was adjudicated responsible, and Circuit Decide Mark Jones revoked his probation and sentenced him to 35 months in state jail. 

“Probation gives offenders an opportunity to take duty and rebuild their lives outdoors of jail,” State Lawyer Dennis Ward stated. “However when that chance is ignored, the implications are clear. Because of the robust work of deputies and prosecutors, this case was dropped at a simply conclusion and the sufferer’s rights have been upheld.”  

“The LPR system gave deputies the knowledge they wanted to rapidly find the stolen automobile and make the arrest. When the defendant violated probation, our workplace sought the stronger sanction of jail time, guaranteeing accountability for his actions,” Chief Assistant State Lawyer Joseph Mansfield stated.  

Schellinger is at the moment serving his sentence within the custody of the Florida Division of Corrections.

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