By Sara QuamTerry Hoffman, who is out on bond, pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of possession of stolen property in Minnesota. Hoffman, 38, pleaded not guilty in South Dakota in February of 2005. There, the charges were seven counts of grand theft.He changed his plea in South Dakota to guilty in September 2005 to two felony grand theft. As a part of that plea, prison time was capped at 10 years and it was stated that restitution of $195,000 would be sought.Hoffman was arrested in Rock County Dec. 8, 2004, when three search warrants uncovered allegedly stolen items such as snowmobiles, a boat, a pickup, a sport utility vehicle, a camper, an all- terrain vehicle, a trailer and vehicle parts at various locations.The initial tip came Oct. 22, 2004, from Brandon, S.D., where a suspicious Chevy Tahoe of Hoffman’s was being stored at the home of his brother and sister-in-law.The alleged thefts include items from Brandon, Sioux Falls, Luverne, Marshall and Worthington.Hoffman, formerly of Luverne, is accused of stealing and reselling or reusing vehicles. He allegedly swapped titles and license plates from wrecked vehicles to cover the tracks. Also, some vehicle identification numbers were altered.The person giving the initial tip provided police with a vehicle identification number from the black 2002 Chevy Tahoe, which was researched and found to be stolen.The license plate on the Tahoe was actually from a white 1994 Chevrolet Camero registered to an insurance company in Woodbury, Minn.After that, personnel from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon (S.D.) Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol and National Insurance Crime Bureau became involved in the investigation.Hoffman, who now lives in Sioux Falls, will appear in Minnehaha County court in South Dakota next week for sentencing. Now that Hoffman has been arraigned in Rock County, the next step here is to schedule a jury trial.