Cagle pleads guilty to reduced charge, sentenced to less than a year in jail

Jason Cagle, of Sidney, was sentenced to 270 days in Cheyenne County jail on Wednesday for a charge of attempted delivery of marijuana, a class four felony.

Cagle was initially charged with delivery of marijuana, a class three felony. He pled guilty to the lesser charge of attempted delivery of marijuana on Jan. 23 in a plea agreement with the state. Cagle’s other pending case of terroristic threats was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

Steve Elmshaeuser, representing the defense, reminded the court that Cagle was charged for the possession of 3.4 grams of marijuana, a relatively small...