Hermosa Man Sentenced for Theft from the United States Forest Service

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Hermosa, South Dakota, man convicted of Theft of Government Property was sentenced on January 8, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Tobin Nettifee, age 37, was sentenced to 3 years of probation, and ordered to pay $800 in restitution and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Nettifee was indicted for Theft of Government Property by a federal grand jury on April 21, 2015.  Nettifee pleaded guilty on August 24, 2015.

The conviction stems from Nettifee stealing a chainsaw, firefighting equipment, radios, flight gear, microphones, a power generator, and power tools from the National Park Service between June 1, 2010, and August 28, 2014.  Nettifee was an employee of the National Park Service and upon leaving employment, he did not return the items.

At a later date after Nettifee left National Park Service employment, he stole a Stihl chainsaw from a U.S. Forest Service pickup at the Custer station and pawned it in Rapid City, on June 16, 2014.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Kelderman prosecuted the case.