Polson, Montana - 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.
