'Operation Vicious Cycle' thief sentenced to 16 years in prison

One person who was part of a large bicycle theft ring has been sentenced. Austin Butler was part of "Operation Vicious Cycle" and was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role. 

Butler was part of a group with seven others who were accused of stealing close to $1 million worth of bicycles from high-end bicycle shops along the Front Range. 

The group stole the bicycles during the height of the pandemic and sold the merchandise overseas.