HOUGHTON, MI— A Lake Linden man has been sentenced after he agreed to a plea deal for stealing gasoline.
Ronald Schmitt, 71, retired from the Lake Linden Department of Public Works in 2012. He was accused of keeping a fuel key fob and using it for his personal vehicles after he left the DPW.
Schmitt was charged in January with using a computer to commit a crime, larceny-greater than $1,000 but less than $20,000, and stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent. He pleaded guilty to larceny between $200 and $1,000. The other charges were dropped.
Schmitt was sentenced last week to six months of probation and $29,813.97 in fines and restitution. He was also given a suspended 90-day jail sentence, which he will not have to serve if he complies with the terms of his probation.
