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Man Sentenced to Prison Time With Treatment
Mandate After Guilty Pleas to Burglary and Bail Jumping

May 20, 2019   07:30 p.m.
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    Lowville, NY- A Watertown man appeared in Lewis County Court on Monday,
    with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding, pleading guilty to one count each of
    third-degree Burglary and second-degree Bail Jumping.

    Joshua M. Beardslee, 33, admitted to stealing $481.73 worth of merchandise
    from the Lowville Walmart store on March 29, 2018, entering the store with the
    intent to commit a crime. He was previously banned from entering any Walmart
    store in July and November of 2017. He also admitted to failing to appear in court
    on at least  five occasions after being released on his own recognizance when
    originally arraigned on the charge.

    Mr. Beardslee was then sentenced as a second-felony offender to serve 2 1/2 to
    5 years in State prison on the Burglary charge, followed by a consecutive term of
    1 1/3 to 3 years in State prison on the Bail Jumping charge. Judge King then,
    with agreement from the District Attorney's office, mandated Mr. Beardslee to the
    State Prison System's 90-day Willard Drug Rehabilitation program, which allows
    individuals to serve the remainder of their sentence on parole after successful
    completion, noting the defendant's history of controlled substance dependency
    as a contributing factor in his criminal conduct. He was additionally ordered to
    pay $750 in court fees and $529.90 in restitution including a ten percent
    surcharge.

    Mr. Beardslee has a previous felony conviction for third-degree Burglary in
    Otsego County from 2010.
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