CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man pleaded guilty to taking more than $136,000 of items from his employer.
Willis Leonard Hull Jr., 40, Clearfield, pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and 18 misdemeanor counts of theft for taking railroad steel from R.J. Corman, beginning in October of 2010.
Judge Paul Cherry sentenced him to 90 days to one year in jail and four years consecutive probation.
He was ordered to pay restitution of $136,869.07 to R.J. Corman and $27,802.30 to GC Scrap Metals. He must pay fines and costs of more than $1,300 and complete 100 hours of community service.
Before the sentence was announced a spokesperson from R.J. Corman addressed the court. He explained that the items taken were not scrap metal, and they were ruined after Hull sold them. He stated that as an employee Hull betrayed their trust when he stole their products.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, Hull sold railroad steel as scrap on 23, different occasions. This steel was in the form of rails, tie plates, comp bars and spikes. This steel has significantly more value in its original form. Hull was paid more than $27,000 for the scrap steel.
