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Plea Agreement For Suspected Serial Burglar

A plea agreement has been reached for a man facing prosecution for a number of burglaries and vehicle thefts over the last year or so. Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell says Josh Packard is expected to be sentenced, on September 12th, to 7 years and 4 months in prison…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

Newell says Packard had been facing an array of charges, also including possessing tear gas, a stun gun, and a knife. Also…transporting marijuana. He says drug problems were a major factor in the crimes he committed…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

Packard has pleaded no contest to first-degree residential burglary, second-degree commercial burglary, and vehicle theft.

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