Pocatello man sent on rider for using bank cards stolen from cars

POCATELLO — A man who pleaded blameworthy to 4 felony charges has been placed connected a rider.

Christopher Michael Bock, 51, entered blameworthy pleas connected charges of burglary, fraudulent possession of a stolen slope card, demolition of concealment of grounds and expansive theft aft reaching a plea woody pinch nan Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office, tribunal records show. As portion of that deal, 1 further count of each charge, arsenic good arsenic a persistent violator enhancement, were each dismissed.

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During a May 20 hearing, District Judge Rick Carnaroli sentenced Bock to a rider pinch an underlying situation condemnation of 5 to 8 years.

A rider programme is wherever a judge sends a personification to situation for up to a twelvemonth to acquisition different curen programs. When nan inmate has completed nan program, nan judge tin past determine to nonstop them backmost to situation for their condemnation aliases merchandise them connected probation.

What is simply a rider?

Bock was arrested successful October pursuing reports he’d utilized a banks paper he stole from an unattended vehicle.

The unfortunate told officers that, aft leaving her conveyance parked adjacent Halliwell Park for for 2 hours, she returned to find nan passenger-side model had been surgery and her purse had been removed. She past learned 1 of nan cards taken from nan conveyance had been utilized astatine 2 abstracted market stores.

While investigating nan theft, officers learned of different conveyance burglary. The 2nd unfortunate besides said a slope paper was taken from their car and used.

Officers linked Bock to nan theft and placed him nether arrest. In doing so, officers recovered him successful possession of nan 2nd victim’s slope card.

In summation to nan rider, Carnaroli ordered Bock to salary $2,982 successful fees and fines.