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The Sierra County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) has shared details of the recent sentencing of a man who was taking advantage of the elderly.

According to a recent Facebook post from SCSO, on June 26 48-year-old Jason Castle from Sierra County was sentenced to three years in prison for felony theft from an elder by a caregiver and a misdemeanor conviction of identity theft.

Castle's sentence is to be served as two years in prison, and one year on probation.

Castle was also ordered to pay nearly $4,400 in restitution to the victim's family.

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