State v. Holmes

This case involves the theft of almost $200,000 worth of jet fuel from the old Glasgow Air Force Base, now the Valley Industrial Park. Appellant was convicted of the theft, sentenced to ten years with five suspended and ordered to pay $160,000 in restitution. This appeal follows.

The Glasgow Air Force Base is located approximately seventeen miles north of Glasgow, Montana. In 1969, the U.S. Air Force closed the base and let bids for general maintenance work to be done on the base. AVCO Corporation was the successful bidder and contracted with the Air Force to be the caretaker of the base.…