A Joplin man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of fleeing from law enforcement.

 37-year-old Joshua Devena was sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to fleeing from law enforcement in December, 2020 and again fleeing from Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputies after committing a residential burglary outside of Riverton in December, 2021.

 Devena is being held in the Cherokee County Jail pending transfer to the Kansas Department of Corrections, and was prosecuted by the Cherokee County Attorney's Office.