A Lihu'e man could be sentenced to up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for taking a hotel golf cart for a joy ride.

Jerwin C. Halog, 21, pleaded guilty last week to the Class C felony of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle before 5th Circuit Judge Randal Valenciano. Halog has asked the court to grant a motion for a deferred acceptance of guilty plea, which means he serves little or no prison time and may have his record cleared if he doesn't commit any more crimes.

The propelled vehicle was a golf cart that Halog admitted to taking from the Brennecke's Beach Broiler parking lot in Po'ipu during an early morning in mid-2008.

A police officer pulled Halog over as Halog was driving the cart on a public road.