Jeremy Lee Lane pleads no contest to amended misdemeanor theft; restitution hearing set for Sept. 30
July 11, 2026 | Judge David D. Wolfe State of Tennessee, Judicial, Tennessee
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A Tennessee court on Aug. 10, 2022 accepted a no-contest plea from Jeremy Lee Lane to an amended charge of Class A misdemeanor theft, entered a guilty finding and ordered an 11-month, 29-day jail sentence suspended to probation.
The judge explained the terms on the record, telling Lane that "on your plea of no contest, you would be sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the county jail, but that would be suspended to probation." The judge added that restitution would be determined by the court or at a hearing and would not be capped by the misdemeanor classification.
The prosecutor offered a factual basis for the plea, saying that Rita Brooks owned a 2002 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail that Lane had agreed to work on, that the bike was moved to his property, and that the state would prove he sold the bike without Brooks's consent; the bike was recovered and then stolen again, leaving Brooks without the bike or the money. The prosecutor summarized those facts to the court as the evidence the state would present at trial.
Lane affirmed that he understood his rights — including the right to a jury trial, the presumption of innocence, the right to confront witnesses and to subpoena witnesses, and the right to appointed counsel if he could not afford one — and said he wished to waive those rights and plead no contest. Defense counsel, identified in the transcript as Flanagan, told the court he had no objection to entry of the plea.
The court ordered a presentence report and set a restitution hearing for Sept. 30 to determine the amount of restitution. The judge also directed that the sentence would be served consecutively to Lane's pending General Sessions case, 25CR1474, and ordered Lane to pay court costs and to contact the clerk's office to arrange payment.
The matter concluded with the court noting scheduling details for future dockets and adjourning the proceeding.
Next steps: Lane will appear for a restitution hearing on Sept. 30 and for sentencing matters as scheduled; a presentence report will be completed before sentencing.
The judge explained the terms on the record, telling Lane that "on your plea of no contest, you would be sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the county jail, but that would be suspended to probation." The judge added that restitution would be determined by the court or at a hearing and would not be capped by the misdemeanor classification.
The prosecutor offered a factual basis for the plea, saying that Rita Brooks owned a 2002 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail that Lane had agreed to work on, that the bike was moved to his property, and that the state would prove he sold the bike without Brooks's consent; the bike was recovered and then stolen again, leaving Brooks without the bike or the money. The prosecutor summarized those facts to the court as the evidence the state would present at trial.
Lane affirmed that he understood his rights — including the right to a jury trial, the presumption of innocence, the right to confront witnesses and to subpoena witnesses, and the right to appointed counsel if he could not afford one — and said he wished to waive those rights and plead no contest. Defense counsel, identified in the transcript as Flanagan, told the court he had no objection to entry of the plea.
The court ordered a presentence report and set a restitution hearing for Sept. 30 to determine the amount of restitution. The judge also directed that the sentence would be served consecutively to Lane's pending General Sessions case, 25CR1474, and ordered Lane to pay court costs and to contact the clerk's office to arrange payment.
The matter concluded with the court noting scheduling details for future dockets and adjourning the proceeding.
Next steps: Lane will appear for a restitution hearing on Sept. 30 and for sentencing matters as scheduled; a presentence report will be completed before sentencing.
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