Vernal Express | 1956-01-26 | Page 1 | Artesia Man Nets Prison Term on Check Operation Section

artesia man nets prison term on check operation ARTESIA sentencing of not less than I 1 4 nor more than 2 years in the state prison at anon canon city and an indefinite term at the boys reformatory in buena vista for a 41 year old od artesia oil field worker and an Is 18 year old native born new yorker was the outcome of a peculiar grand larceny case in district court this week weck the chain of events involved a payroll p check that wag was cashed twice jan 7 in artesia by 18 year old bruce patrick sen an employee of beckman inc the mie principle subjects in the case were christensen Christe iuen 41 year old jerry arthur parker and fred B D hampton ampton II against whom charges were dismissed AU all three nien men were employed by beckman on an oil rig near artesia parker has two al aliases lases tony ivansen and nd sherrill ll arthur fos continued on page 8 artesia man continued from page 1 sold as the latter he is tho stepfather of five children t r id d has served a term in new mexico state prison missouri state and also colorado state prisons for previous convictions and arrests this was Christen sens first arrest christensen Chrls after admitting that chehad he had cashed the check twice told the sheriff that he had given part of the money to hampton Hajn and parker foswold Fos sold learning of this got hold of the money in the amount of 00 and used it for his own personal gains foswold was charged with knowing and unlawful failure to restore the the personal property of bruce patrick christensen Chrls and willfully and feloniously did convert said for his own personal gain he ile entered a it guilty plea to the charge