On December 2, Tracey Allison Hovey, 41, of Rushford, appeared before District Court Judge Terrence M. Walters. Hovey is charged with three counts of Theft – Take/Use/Transfer Movable Property – No Consent, and two counts of Theft – Take/Drive Motor Vehicle – No Consent. The first Take/Use Transfer Movable Property (No Consent) and first Take/Drive Motor Vehicle (No Consent) carry maximum criminal penalties of 20 years in prison, $100,000 fines, or both. The second Take/Use Transfer Movable Property (No Consent) and second Take/Drive Motor Vehicle (No Consent) carry maximum criminal penalties of ten years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both. The third Take/Use Transfer Movable Property (No Consent) carries a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. On or about December 2, within Fillmore County, Hovey allegedly took, without the owner’s consent, a 2016 Ford F-350 (exceeding $35,000 in value) with attached 24-foot aluminum cattle trailer (exceeding $5,000 in value) carrying six head of cattle (exceeding $1,000 in value).
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