The man who stole a wheelchair from a teenage girl who suffered from spina bifida will remain behind bars for the next 13 months.

Chad Michael Dann was sentenced to 19 months in prison, but was given credit for the 179 days he has already served in connection with the theft in Hugo last summer.

In addition to the prison time, Dann was assessed a $50 fine and ordered to pay $1,930 in restitution to the victim, according to the sentence handed down last week in Washington County District Court.

Dann, 35, of St. Paul, was charged for breaking into the garage of a home on the 13800 block of Geneva Av. N. on Aug. 11 and driving off with the owner's pickup truck.

The girl's TiLite 2GX Swing Away wheelchair was in the back.

Dann was arrested a few days later by Stillwater police when he sped off from a Target store in a truck matching the description of the stolen vehicle. While at Target, he attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription for Percocet, a narcotic pain reliever. Police found the wheelchair after a search.

Dann was also found guilty of fifth-degree drug possession and is serving a 19-month sentence concurrently with the theft charge.

He will be back in court March 7 for a jury trial concerning a burglary case, court records said.

TIM HARLOW