A North Platte woman, who was part of a band of thieves that burglarized the home of a recently deceased man, has been sentenced to prison.

Kim Spotts appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Monday for sentencing.

According to prosecutors, Spotts and several other Lincoln County residents burglarized  the rural home of a man who had recently passed away in February.

Witnesses observed the pack enter the home and leave a short time later.

Family members were able to confirm that numerous items had been taken from the home.

Spotts’ attorney, P. Stephen Potter, asked the court to consider giving Spotts some kind of intensive probation.  He said that, while she was a part of the crime, she didn’t play as big a part as her husband, Brian Spotts, and the others.

Potter said being with Brian Spotts is what led to the problems Kim Spotts is having today.

Lincoln County Attorney, Rebecca Harling, simply asked Judge Richard Birch to give Spotts a lengthy prison sentence.

Judge Birch did give Spotts credit for entering a plea in the case, saving the State the time and expense of a trial.

He also noted that Kim Spotts’ record was not nearly as bad as that of Brian Spotts’.

Birch then said that, because possession of a stolen weapon is a Class 1D felony, it carried a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in prison, so he had no choice.

He then sentenced Spotts to two to four years in prison on the burglary charge, and three to four years for possessing a stolen firearm.

Judge Birch ordered that the sentences be served consecutively, or one after the other.

Spotts was reprimanded to the custody of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to await transport.

Brian Spotts was sentenced to seven to fourteen years in prison in September.