- Joshua James Mangum pleaded guilty to vehicle theft and property damage.
- In one case, he used a stolen tractor to steal an ATM causing $28,000 in damage.
- Mangum was sentenced to probation and drug court with $56,000 restitution.
TAYLORSVILLE — A Taylorsville man accused of committing a string of burglaries where he damaged property, including through use of a tractor, has pleaded guilty to four criminal charges.
Joshua James Mangum, 42, pleaded guilty Monday to theft of a vehicle and two counts of property damage, second-degree felonies, and one count of third-degree felony property damage. All four charges come from separate criminal cases filed in 3rd District Court.
“Joshua, over the course of three months, has demonstrated his lack of concern for the property of others as he severely damaged strangers’ property in several cities along the Salt Lake Valley … in what he claimed was to obtain narcotics to feed his addiction,” a police booking affidavit states…