A 20-year-old former gang associate, who said he has turned his life around, was sentenced Monday to probation, and ordered to stay away from his former associates, as well as juveniles under 16 unless they are immediate family members. District Judge Michael Gibbons sentenced Robert Fordin to four years in Nevada state prison, suspended, and placed him on four years probation. Fordin pleaded guilty to principal to burglary, admitting his part in talking two juveniles into stealing a weapon from a rival gang member. In a plea agreement, the state agreed to dismiss four misdemeanors and two gross misdemeanors against …

