“This does appear to be a minor instance of retail theft,” Jones said.

He said Tikkanen has acknowledged that he is an addict.

Ready to change

Tikkanen apologized to the court and said he is ready to turn his life around.

“I know it was wrong what I did,” he said. “I’m getting too old for this. I am changing slowly.

“I do want to be a semi-successful, eventually successful, person in society.”

Judge Jason Rossell said he had sympathy that Tikkanen was trying to deal with drug addiction while also recovering from a fall that required surgery and a long hospital stay.

“Having to deal with an opioid addiction and dealing with pain is an extremely trying situation,” Rossell said.

But the judge pointed out that Tikkanen has been in prison twice in the past, and that he had been on probation when he stole the steaks.

“Your list of offenses has continued unabated for 16 years,” he said.

Crime against others