A 33-year-old cocaine and crystal meth addict who pleaded guilty to 19 charges was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary Thursday.

Most of Jared Gilkes' charges arose in Temiskaming Shores, in Northern Ontario, and included breaches of five Canada-wide driving prohibitions.

His local charges included possession of a stolen snowmobile Dec. 11 to Dec. 25 last year in Chatsworth Township.

Gilkes had been under investigation by the OPP crime unit looking into a rash of snowmobile thefts in the area around that time, said Grey County Crown attorney David Hay.

Gilkes, who was arrested in Mount Forest Jan. 8, possessed two stolen snowmobiles. He admitted he knew at least one of the snowmobiles was stolen, Hay said. Gilkes said he got it from a "guy" who "owed him money." No name was given.

While in jail on convictions in Guelph court for other crimes, he admitted to police he possessed a second snow machine, which was stolen from Markdale.

Gilkes also failed to report to a probation officer in Walkerton Sept. 18.

The bulk of his charges stemmed from Aug. 3 last year. He was stopped at a RIDE spot check in Dymond Township while he rode a 2008 Harley Davidson.

Gilkes and his passenger were wearing illegal helmets. Gilkes gave police someone else's identification. Police found in his possession cocaine and magic mushrooms.

He was charged with possessing a driver's licence knowing it was stolen and with fraudulently identifying himself to police as someone else.

Gilkes intended to plead guilty to a drug possession charge but it was not transferred to Owen Sound court in time.

Gilkes also had nine breaches of a probation order issued in Guelph in March, 2007 by committing the Temiskaming crimes.

He also failed to attend court in Haileybury, also in the Temiskaming area, Sept. 26.

Gilkes had a criminal record which wasn't referred to in detail but it was considered as part of the sentence. The imprisonment was recommended by Crown and defence.

Justice Julia Morneau imprisoned Gilkes and also took away his driving privileges for life.

His lawyer said Gilkes has been a cocaine addict for nearly 20 years and is also addicted to crystal meth. He's hoping to receive "more intensive" help for those problems in the federal correctional system than he did in the provincial one, the lawyer said.