A 29-year-old Fremont County man who accidentally stole a 3-month-old baby when he took a running vehicle from a Riverton apartment complex in February was sentenced Thursday to between eight and 10 years in prison for kidnapping.

For Patrick Dushane Brown, there’s also what officials described in a Thursday sentencing hearing in Fremont County District Court as an uncertain shot at a shorter sentence.

District Court Judge Jason Conder, in accepting a plea agreement Brown established with Fremont County Chief Deputy Attorney Tim Hancock, recommended Wyoming’s Youthful Offender Program for Brown.

If Brown completes the program successfully, he may come back to ask for a sentence reduction.

But Hancock specified that he’s not sure if he’ll request the sentence reduction, and Conder emp

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