Caught-on-tape vandal Darren Thiesen is guilty of committing “a felony stupid,” his attorney told 1st District Judge Fred Gibler during a sentencing hearing this morning at the Kootenai County Courthouse.
Attorney Fiona Kennedy asked Gibler to grant Thiesen, 24, a withheld judgment for breaking into and burglarizing a Hayden private investigations firm.
“I think this has been a big wake-up call for him,” Kennedy said.
Thiesen was arrested in January for felony burglary and felony malicious injury to property after surveillance footage from Confidential Investigations – with Thiesen staring directly into the camera and trying to spray-paint the lens – was released to news media.
The felony burglary charge was dismissed through a plea deal.
Confidential Investigations owner Erin Jenkins told Gibler the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible accomplice in the crime.
Gibler sentenced Thiesen to supervised probation with a 4-year prison sentence hanging over his head. Thiesen was also ordered to pay restitution for damage he caused and spend 30 days in jail, with work release.
