A Glenville man involved in a series of heavy equipment thefts in early April received a felony conviction and a stay of imposition Thursday in Mower County Court.

Titus John Weedman, 31, was convicted of felony theft and sentenced to five years’ supervised probation and 100 hours of community service.

According to the court complaints, residents northwest of Austin on 20th Avenue spotted a truck driving by their home on several occasions between March 29 and April 3 with heavy equipment, such as a manure spreader and other farm machinery totaling more than $1,500.

A homeowner followed the truck and gave sheriff’s deputies directions; however, the truck escaped at high speed.

A trail camera posted after the first theft caught the truck entering and leaving the abandoned property several days later with more machinery. Freeborn County deputies identified the truck as Weedman’s. Authorities later found the items at Wild Horse Trading Inc. in Kensett, Iowa, where the business owner said Weedman and Todd Duane Oakland, 46, frequently do business. Oakland faces a felony theft charge. His pretrial is set for July 13.