A Van Horne man was recently placed on probation for a June incident that occurred in Riverside.

Court documents show that through a plea agreement 37-year-old Scott Christopher Kirk is guilty of third-degree burglary, an aggravated misdemeanor and a lesser charge of fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor. For the first count all but seven days of a 90-day jail sentence was suspended with credit for time served, for Kirk to serve two years of probation. He must pay a $855 fine with a 15% surcharge, $188.19 in pecuniary damages, and court costs in full. For the second count Kirk was sentenced to spend seven days in the county jail with credit for time served.

He was originally charged with two counts of third-degree theft, and a fourth-degree criminal mischief charge was dismissed. The criminal complaint states that witnesses observed Kirk break into an unoccupied vehicle at 5:55 a.m. on June 16th at 3184 Highway 22. Security surveillance eventually identified Kirk and a search warrant served at his residence found the items stolen from the burglarized vehicle.