EVERETT — A man who kept a ledger describing his stolen wares is headed to prison and drug treatment.
Joseph Nasby, 26, on Monday was sentenced to 19 months in prison, a sentence that includes drug treatment under close supervision when he gets out. If he fails to stay clean and meet a long list of conditions for another 19 months, he will be sent back to prison.
In July, Nasby pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree burglary and two counts of residential burglary in Snohomish County Superior Court. He faced a maximum standard sentence of about 3.5 years in prison, but he qualified for an alternative sentence that allows punishment and treatment over the next three years.
In early January, a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy stopped a car near Marysville. Nasby ran off. Deputies found heroin, methamphetamine and a notebook titled the “Stihl book” in the car. Stihl is a brand of chain saw. The book included a ledger listing more than 100 makes and models of different chain saws, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other equipment.
Nasby and a woman he was with reportedly were taking the stolen goods to a Marysville-area businessman who was allegedly running a chop shop for stolen equipment. Nasby’s alleged accomplice and the businessman — known on the street as “the saw guy” — are awaiting trial.
Detectives believe the business owner and a co-worker would break apart many of the chain saws brought to them and sell the parts.
Deputy prosecutor Matt Hunter recommended the prison sentence along with drug treatment, noting that Nasby had no previous felonies but was part of “a huge spree involving a whole lot of people.”
Defense attorney Jennifer Symms said the defendant has never had drug treatment, which could get to the root of why he’s committing crimes.
“He recognized that he made grave decisions,” she said.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.
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