State shop burglar gets prison time
Colby Glenn O'Hara
A Northwest Montana man who pleaded guilty in December to burglarizing a state Department of Transportation shop south of Libby in July 2022 was sentenced on Monday in Lincoln County District Court.
Colby Glenn O’Hara, 34, of Bigfork, first pleaded not guilty to one felony count of burglary and one misdemeanor count of theft in August. District Judge Matt Cuffe gave O'Hara an 8-year term with four years suspended. O'Hara received credit for serving 226 days in custody
O’Hara, who is lodged in the county jail on $40,000 bail, pleaded guilty to both offenses without benefit of a plea deal. Cuffe did not order O'Hara to pay $800 for his assigned counsel, but he must pay $85 in surcharges. A $500 fine was also suspended, but he must pay $1,100 in restitution.
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