A former Fort Carson soldier who was part of a dispensary burglary-gone-sour was sentenced Thursday to two years probation and the 116 days he’s already served in jail.

Ramone Hollins, 23, was the first of three soldiers to be sentenced.

Police reported that Hollins, Darius Thomas and Cory Young entered Rocky Road Remedies, 2489 S. Academy Blvd., through a back door in the middle of the night in November and accidently locked themselves in. Police arrived minutes after the men entered.

Officers went around to the back of the business and reported that the doorknob was lying on ground. A finger poked through the deadbolt, which quickly retracted when an officer announced ‘Police!’

Surveillance videos showed the men “running around like rats in a maze” after they realized police were outside, dispensary owner, Renze Waddington, said at the time. They did not steal anything.

The men were arrested on suspicion of second degree burglary and  pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.

The three soldiers served in the 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Hollins received an  other than honorable discharge.

Hollins later told police that they entered with intentions not to sell or smoke the marijuana, but to destroy it.

“I don’t believe for a moment that you and your codefendants were going in there to destroy the marijuana and save the community of Colorado Springs” District Judge Scott Sells said, comparing the surveillance video to a movie scene from “Dumb and Dumber.”

Hollins’ attorney said Hollins is concerned about his mental health and is anxious to receive treatment.

“For the past four months I have been doing my best to get treatment,” Hollins said. “I realize that what I did was wrong. I accept the responsibility for what happened.”

Along with probation, the judge ordered that Hollins seek substance abuse treatment, find full-time employment, complete 60 hours of public service and “stay out of trouble and don’t be a knucklehead again.”

Thomas will be sentenced on June 30, and Young will be sentenced on July 14.

Colorado Springs’ founder, William Jackson Palmer, joined the Union Army as a cavalry captain at age 24. Four years later he had risen to the rank of brevet general. He later was awarded the Medal of Honor. Photo by Courtesy Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum