Third Suspect In Cattle Theft To Be Sentenced In June

The third individual suspected of being involved in a cattle rustling scheme in Antelope County will be sentenced for his involvement in June.

Twenty-six year old Errik Dummitt pleaded no contest to a felony count of attempted theft in Antelope County District Court Wednesday as part of a plea deal. In return, prosecutors dropped a felony theft charge.

Prosecutors say Dummitt helped load cattle that had been stolen as part of a scheme devised by Rebecca Robbins of Lyons. Robbins arranged for the sale of cattle from an Antelope County farm that didn't belong to her to a Columbus couple. 

Robbins was sentenced to 40 months to 10 years in prison for her involvement in December. Her ex-boyfriend, Benjamin Johnson, was sentenced to five years of probation for his involvement in February.

Dummitt faces up to five years in prison when he's sentenced in June.

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