A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to auto theft.

James Baker was sentenced earlier this week after being accused of stealing a vehicle from a church parking lot after a woman reported her keys stolen.

The woman told police that Baker had taken the keys and refused to give them back, and she told police that Baker did not have permission to operate her vehicle.

The Goshen News says Baker eventually attempted to leave the church in the Honda CRV, exiting the vehicle in a driveway on Horseshoe Drive and causing a chase on foot.

Baker pleaded guilty to auto theft and was sentenced to 18 months with six months served on alternative community corrections and 12 months suspended on probation.