Sam Bolt pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors Tuesday afternoon, ending the criminal presecution of the Carroll County biodiesel producer.

Bolt, 33, was arrested in August for evading fuel taxes while manufacturing and selling biodiesel fuel. Bolt received suspended sentences of one year in jail and a $250 fine on each count. A related felony charge was dropped as part of the plea bargain.

"I'm satisfied with that," Bolt said outside the Carroll County courthouse. "Getting this over with is my concern."

Commonwealth's Attorney Gregory Goad said things might not be over yet. There are still issues relating to tax payments the Internal Revenue Serive and the state Department of Motor Vehicles may pursue, Goad said.

"Consideration of everything else he's got coming is why we did what we did here today," Goad said. "He's got a lot of issues to address outside these proceedings."

Bolt was turning vegetable oil into fuel, using it in his own highway vehicle and selling it to others. He said he produced about 5,600 gallons of fuel over three months.

"If being innovative and supplying cheap fuel to the public to reduce the stranglehold foreign oil has on us is the charge, I'm guilty," Bolt said outside the courthouse."I think the American people want this."

General District Court Judge Edward Turner, who presided over the case, said, "I think this bio thing is wonderful, but you need to get up to speed on the regulations. He may be a pioneer."