PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been sentenced to eight years in prison, after pleading guilty to burglary and theft.

Joseph Dewayne Slone, 49, of Shelbiana, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and three counts of theft.

Back in May of 2019, he forced open the back door of a home on Fishtrap Road and stole three guns. The victim was someone he had previously worked odd jobs for.

Slone has been booked in the Pike County jail, awaiting transfer to the state prison system.