One of the longest theft investigations and prosecutions in recent memory came to a close in Anderson County District Court Monday, March 17th, when a Garnett man pled guilty to two of nine felony charges related to the possession of stolen farm equipment, dating back to 2019. Sixty-one-year-old Marvin Slyter, will be sentenced May 8th, after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of stolen property valued between $25,000 and $100,000. Slyter was initially charged in November 2022 with 20 counts of theft involving numerous tractors, loaders and other equipment from various property owners in Anderson and other counties. Slyter’s attorney filed a motion to suppress much of the evidence produced in the case in July, saying the evidence yielded by the search warrant sworn to by then-undersheriff Wes McClain was invalid, arguing McClain lacked probable cause for the search.
County Attorney, Steve Wilson, says Slyter’s lack of a criminal record and the non-violent nature of the offense makes it unlikely he will receive a sentence of jail time in connection with the conviction.
