CLARIFICATION: Matthew Driscoll plead guilty to taking a vehicle without the intent to steal.

A Niles man who stole a vehicle from the parking lot of a Niles funeral home and then unwittingly led police to the vehicle later that same day will spend time in jail.

Matthew Rapp Driscoll, 55, was sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court to 150 days in jail on one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle — a charge he pleaded no contest to earlier.

Judge Dennis Wiley also placed Driscoll on three years probation and ordered him to successfully complete a program designed to treat mental health issues.

According to court documents, Niles police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at Brown Funeral Home in Niles on Feb. 8.

Funeral Director Tim Brown told police he parked a rented Chevrolet Suburban in the driveway of the funeral home around 10 a.m. and then noticed it was missing at approximately 2 p.m. the same day.

Brown also told police the keys to the SUV were missing.

At around 3:30 p.m. the same day, police responded to a report of an unwanted person at The Nuggett Downtown Grill, located just a few blocks west of the funeral home. Police made contact with the unwanted person, who turned out to be Driscoll.

Driscoll left the restaurant at the advice of police and walked to a vehicle fitting the description of the stolen SUV.

Police arrested Driscoll and found the missing keys in his pockets.

Driscoll’s attorney, Albert Mais, said his client is highly educated, but suffers from mental health issues.

Driscoll said at Monday’s sentencing hearing that he hopes to earn a “PhD” and help others suffering from mental health issues.

Driscoll received credit for 114 days already served.

Also Monday, Kean Garrett Engelberg, 30, of Niles, was sentenced to a minimum of 13 months in the Michigan Department of Corrections on one count of failing to comply with reporting duties of the Michigan Sex Offender Registry. Judge Wiley said Engelberg did not report that he was moving out of Michigan to live in Washington, which violated registry requirements. Court documents said Engelberg also violated the registry by not reporting that he had a Facebook page.

Engelberg said he did not know he had to report that he was moving or that he had a Facebook account.