Repeat Offender Sent To Prison For 6 Years

Warren Putnam pleaded guilty Thursday morning in the court of Lake County Common Pleas Judge Eugene Lucci to three counts of receiving stolen property and one count of attempted engaging in a pattern of corrupt behavior.

Putnam, 38, of Painesville, is accused of on Dellhaven Avenue.

Sometimes, before sentencing a defendant, a judge will ask for a presentence report. That report includes information about the suspect and the crime, as well as statements from the victims. It is intended to help the judge decide how best to punish the defendant.

However, Lucci decided to sentence Putnam immediately Thursday.

Lucci noted that Putnam had already been to prison repeatedly. Most recently, he was sentenced to six years in prison in 2004 for committing a string of burglaries.

Before that, he served five years in prison for other burglary and theft charges, according to the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas docket.

Consequently, Lucci gave Putnam the longest prison sentence he could -- six years.

The stolen credit cards that Putnam used were taken on Nov. 2 from a pair of homes on Dellhaven Avenue.

Police and the public helped identify him.