Tennessee men receive fines and jail time for cutting down tree in state park

Two Tennessee men were sentenced to pay restitution, while one of them will spend six months in jail after they pleaded guilty to cutting down and stealing a tree from a Middle Tennessee recreation area.

A report from the state Department of Agriculture said Marvin Hall and Derek Smith admitted to felling a black walnut tree from Standing Stone State Park and selling it to a sawmill. The pair was charged with felony theft and have been banned from the park and forest.

Hall is headed to jail, while Smith was placed on two years probation. The duo was also ordered to pay fines totaling more than $4,000.

(IMAGE: Property of Tennessee Department of Agriculture)