24-year old Sam Thorn of Leeds was sentenced to 5 years in prison yesterday for car theft. After Thorn was stopped for skidding last July,the police discovered that the car which he was driving was stolen. Although Thorn pleaded not guilty at his court,there were three witnesses who saw him smash the window of the car and drive it away. Thorn told the judge that it was his car but he had lost his keys. Unfortunately,he could not produce defence that the car was his and it was discovered that the real owner had reported it robbed the same day. "I'm innocent" is all Thorn would say to the reporters outside the courtroom.