An Orcas Island man who confessed to swiping one woman’s purse and a check from another’s mailbox, and to using those stolen belongings to buy $80 worth of cigarettes and $50 of cell-phone service, was ordered to serve three months in jail, or three months on work crew.

On Aug. 20, Nathan Joe Leyba, 26, pleaded guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to four separate felonies, including two counts of second-degree identification theft, one count of second-degree possession of stolen property and one count of possession of methamphetamine. He was sentenced to a total of 90 days in jail, two years probation and ordered to pay $1,947 in fines, fees and restitution.

Leyba, who, as a first-time felony offender, qualified for sentencing below the standard range set by the state, will be allowed to serve 90 days on work crew in lieu of jail. He was credited with time served since July 21, the date of his arrest.

According to court documents, Leyba was caught on surveillance video using a stolen debit card at an Eastsound convenience store in mid-July to buy $82 of cigarettes shortly after an Orcas Island woman discovered that her purse was missing. Two days earlier, according to prosecutors, he used account numbers from a check stolen out of a mailbox in Eastsound to purchase $50 worth of cell-phone service.

Leyba was the prime suspect in the purse-snatching case when he was apprehended while walking along Orcas Road. He had a small amount of methamphetamine in his possession at that time, according to court records.

Maximum penalties for each offense, all of which are Class C felonies, is five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. The standard range of sentencing set by the state, however, is 4-12 months in jail for second-degree identification theft, 6-18 months for meth possession, and 2-3 months for possession of stolen property.