CORRECTION: The Cass County Prosecutor’s Office initially said Trevor Wallace was facing up to 20 years in prison. The office has since issued a correction stating he is facing up to 10 years in prison.

CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - A man with a long history of being a convicted felon is facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a walnut tree in Cass County.

Trevor Wallace was set to go on trial Tuesday morning on a felony charge of concealing stolen property over $1,000. This would be his habitual third offense.

However, moments before jury selection was set to start, the defendant ended up pleading guilty.

According to prosecutors, the property in question was an extremely valuable, fully mature, hardwood walnut tree that held a significant dollar value of appro

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