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Timothy Mock, Burlington, sentenced to 120 days for reckless endangerment, fleeing from police

Timothy Joseph Mock, 29, Burlington, was sentenced to two years in prison, all suspended but 120 days, and two years of supervised probation for fleeing from police on his motorcycle in the Minot city limits at speeds approaching 92 mph on July 29.

Mock pleaded guilty in district court in Minot on Tuesday to Class C felony reckless endangerment and Class C felony fleeing a police officer, a second offense. Under the terms of a plea deal, the state agreed to drop Class A misdemeanor ingesting a controlled substance and Class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana paraphernalia, said Ward County Deputy State’s Attorney Todd Schwarz.

Judge Richard Hagar gave Mock credit for 51 days already served in the Ward County Jail, plus any time off for good behavior he has earned.

Mock must also obtain a chemical dependency evaluation and pay $1,100 in court costs.

At his initial appearance in July, a prosecutor said Mock had admitted to being high on methamphetamine at the time of the offense and said he was considering filing a motion to have Mock declared a habitual offender. Habitual offender status would have given the prosecution the right to ask the court to double any sentence Mock would have received. Mock was already on probation for 13 different offenses and has a habit of committing some of those crimes on a motorcycle, prosecutor Christopher Nelson said at the time. The state entered into a plea deal and Mock was not designated a habitual offender.

In July 2013, Mock struck and seriously injured a woman who was crossing East Burdick Expressway in Minot. He pleaded guilty to the C felony and was sentenced to five years, with a requirement that he serve two years. His sentence was revoked in 2017 and he was sent back to the state penitentiary to serve a three year sentence. However, inmates rarely end up serving their full sentences in the North Dakota State Prison System. Some of the other offenses on Mock’s record include robbery, theft, and drug-related charges.

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