A Brandon man and former priest has pled guilty to posing as an employee at a local Chrysler dealership.
On August 17, Brandon police were called about a man who fled a local Staples after he walked in and asked for the most expensive phone and laptop available.
When a store clerk became suspicious and asked the man for identification, the suspect fled on foot.
Before that incident, police said the same man approached a local NAPA Auto Parts. He was given over $400 worth of items after claiming he worked for a Chrysler dealership.
Leigh Alexander Howorko, 33, was arrested in August and charged with fraud and theft under $5,000.
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The crown attorney working on the case told Global News a court heard Monday the accused was a former priest who was struggling to support his meth addiction.
A judge sentenced Howorko to two months in prison on top of the two months already served since his arrest.