KIMBALL -- Two suspects in the theft of a pickup truck in September were found guilty in District Court Tuesday afternoon. 

Fifty-nine-year-old Raymond Martinez of Scottsbluff pled no contest in a previous court hearing to Class 1 Misdemeanor theft-shoplifting in the amount of $501-$1,499. 

Judge Derek Weimer sentenced Martinez to 43 days’ time served. 

Forty-four-year-old Albert Ramirez of Ogallala pled no contest to Class 4 Felony theft-shoplifting in the amount of $1,500-$4,999 in court Tuesday. 

Ramirez said, “I just want to thank you and [my attorney Michael Samuelson] for giving me a chance at a new life with my recovery.” 

Ramirez’s sentencing hearing is set for March 4.