Jeffrey Tyler Doolittle, 17, Mapleton, pleaded guilty here Tuesday to trespassing and attempted theft.
Doolittle was accused of going onto property owned by Roger Welch, rural Moran, and attempting to steal gasoline from a storage tank the night of Dec. 22. His nefarious activity was interrupted by Welch, who caught Doolittle taking down a hose from the tank. Welch fired a shotgun blast into the air and, when Doolittle fled, fired again, striking Doolittle n the back, officers said.
Soon after, Doolittle was found walking along an Allen County road, about five miles northwest of Bronson. Apparently in his haste to flee, Doolittle had abandoned a pickup truck he drove to the scene.