Police used a helicopter to track down a caravan that had been taken from its owner’s drive in Doncaster, a court has heard.
According to the South Yorkshire Star, a 43-year-old man pleaded guilty to handling the stolen vehicle last summer.
However, the court accepted that he had not been responsible for its actual theft, which was witnessed by the caravan’s owner Michelle Love-Edwards.
Tony Nettleton had been towing the caravan when he realised he was being followed by a police chopper.
He then pulled over into a lay-by, where he waited for officers to arrest him.
Prosecutor Neil Coxon said Mr Nettleton had taken a “pragmatic decision” knowing he was unlikely to escape with a helicopter following his movements.
The defendant told police he had been offered £50 to tow the caravan from Adwick-on-Dearne to nearby Balby, where he was due to meet two other men.
He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with a drug rehabilitation condition.
