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Matthew Allen Pitts

Matthew Allen Pitts, 30, pleaded no contest to unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to 36 months probation in Linn County Circuit Court Feb. 13.

Charges of menacing and third-degree theft were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Unlawful use of a weapon is a class C felony.

Pitts was sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for time served.

Pitts had been arrested and charged in connection to the theft of two sausage sticks and pulling a knife on a member of the staff at Thriftway, 621 Main St., on June 13.

Police used a dog to locate Pitts behind the Veteran...