> "When Aaron's co-worker woke up to find his truck missing, he reported it stolen"

What could have happened: Aaron requests truck for a day from room-mate. Room-mate agrees. But the company finds out about it and frowns. Mate says Aaron stole the truck, out of fear.

There are any number of ways this might have happened; and perhaps the case docs talk about it. But, in any case, life sentence seems harsh.