Montana Man Gets 10 Years For Attempted Vacant Home Hijacking; R/E Agent Blows Whistle After Noticing Missing "For Sale" Sign From One Of His Listings

In Polson, Montana, the Great Falls Tribune reports:

• A drifter convicted of trying to assume ownership of a Polson-area house in foreclosure has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. KERR-AM reports that District Judge Kim Christopher sentenced 53-year-old Brent Arthur Wilson to 20 years in prison with 10 suspended on Thursday.

• Wilson was convicted of theft, deceptive practices, tampering with public records and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief. The investigation into Wilson began when a real estate agent noticed “for sale” signs had been removed from a $380,000 house he was selling on behalf of a lender in August 2009. The locks had also been changed.

• Wilson also filed strange paperwork with the Lake County clerk and recorder’s office claiming he had purchased the house from Yahweh.(1)

Source: Drifter gets 10 years for trying to steal houses.

(1) For earlier stories on Wilson, see:

• Polson house thief found guilty,
• Man accused of stealing at least one Polson area home by breaking in, filing false paperwork,
• Polson judge orders mental evaluation for man charged with trying to steal house.