Not all thieves are dumb, but the blog I am about to write is about a pretty stupid dude!

A 35-year-old Lincoln, Tennessee man is going to prison for his role in an impromptu theft at a farm and home supply store late last winter while he and another man were passing through Columbus on the way to a court hearing.

Jason Bauman was sentenced to 20 months to four years in prison for theft by receiving stolen property for his involvement in a March 10 theft of more than $600 in tools from Bomgaar's.

Bauman was convicted by a jury , while a second defendant in the case, Roger Paul of Lincoln, is scheduled for trial in late-November.

Troubling is the fact that Bauman committed the Bomgaar's theft while he was on probation for another felony conviction.  Bauman was previously sentenced to five years in prison in Kansas for a 2002 drug-related felony conviction.

Bauman is the married father of three biological children and two stepchildren.

The judge told the defendant a fourth conviction could result in him being charged as a habitual criminal, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

The Bomgaar’s theft involved Paul activating the security alarm while leaving the store.

A store employee asked Paul to stop, but he left the store with several stolen DeWalt cordless power tools.

Another man, later identified as Bauman, helped load the stolen items in their pickup

But they didn't go far (Sears is next door to Bomgaar's).

Witnesses said the pair drove a short distance on 23rd Street, then went to the north side of the Sears store and dumped the evidence in the snow.

The tools, with identifying numbers on the Bomgaar's store tags, were recovered from outside of Sears.

Obviously they  were attempting to get rid of the evidence after setting off the Bomgaar's security alarm.

Sometimes people in society scare me.  Anyone convicted of shoplifting or theft should face a mandatory 8 hour shoplifting class.