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A South Lake Tahoe man received a six-year prison sentence after admitting his involvement in a number of car burglaries and attempted burglaries in lower Kingsbury Grade.
Peter W. Quillian, 25, was arrested Sept. 24 on a fugitive warrant. At the time of his arrest, Quillian was in possession of a hypodermic needle.
In court, Kristine Brown, representing Quillian, said he was breaking into cars to get money for his drug addiction and to fund his gambling problem. She said Quillian has been taking drugs since he was 11 years old.
“That is over half of his life that he has used drugs,” Brown said. “That is a hard addiction to break.”
Brown proposed a suspended sentence to give Quillian the chance to get clean and enter into a drug addiction program. Tina Russom, representing the state, recommended the maximum sentence of 72 months in prison.
Gregory concluded Quillian was not a good candidate for probation and sentenced him to 72 months in prison.
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