The pair that stole a fire engine and led police
on a car chase from Sacramento to Butte County back in July were sentenced Oct.
18.
According to court documents, David Virgil
Carcalete, 29, of North Highlands, pleaded no contest to the theft of a special
vehicle and resisting a police officer.
His partner in the theft, Candice Lee Scollard,
35, of Quincy, pleaded no contest to the theft of a special vehicle and
willfully evading a police officer.
Carcalete was sentenced to four years of jail.
Half of his jail time will be served in the Butte County Jail, while the other
two years will be served under probation.
Meanwhile, Scollard was sentenced to four years
and eight months in state prison.
As part of the sentencing, Carcalete and
Scollard must pay $112,973 in restitution to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire
Department.
The joyride started when Carcalete stole a fire
engine from the scene of a fire at Rio Linda on July 14.
Carcalete then proceeded to drive the fire
engine on a two-hour chase from police, picking up Scollard along the way.
The pair drove from Sacramento through Placer
and Yuba counties, all while they swapped seats inside the fire engine.
Carcalete and Scollard were finally caught by
police in Butte County.
-- Andrew Freeman