Sinfroso Villegas is the first to be sentenced under a state law that makes it easier for prosecutors to seek felony convictions for the theft of farm products. The theft of farm products can now be a five-year felony rather than a misdemeanor.

Villegas pleaded guilty earlier to the felony theft for stealing the mangoes from Mokule'ia Farms Inc. in August.

Circuit Judge Michael Wilson also ordered Villegas to pay $3,300 in restitution for the mangoes and damage to the trees.

Villegas' co-defendant, Marguerite Emilyon, 41, also faced sentencing under the new law. She admitted being in the truck that Villegas used to haul away the mangoes.