Appeals ruling ends prison term

William P. McBride, former Oakesdale resident who was sentenced to 68 months in jail after he was convicted here of burglary and theft of a motorcycle, was allowed release from prison May 6 after his conviction was overturned by the state’s Division III appeals court in Spokane. McBride, who was brought to court here from the state’s Airway Heights Correctional Center, was ordered to be returned to the center by Monday where he would be processed for release from custody.

Under terms of a plea agreement Friday, McBride admitted to a charge of taking a motorcycle and was sentenced to 25 months,...