Trailer thief nabbed
By ROBERT LEE LONG
Community Editor
DESOTO COUNTY — An Arkansas man has been arrested in connection with a string of utility trailer thefts in DeSoto and Marshall counties.In a joint statement issued Friday, DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco and Marshall Sheriff Kenny Dickerson said Jimmie Lee Rook, 44, of Colt, Arkansas, have been arrested on four counts of grand larceny in Marshall County, with additional counts pending in DeSoto County.
For the past three months, law enforcement agencies in Marshall and DeSoto counties, along with agencies in Tennessee, have been on the alert in an effort to identify the person or persons responsible for the multiple utility trailer thefts.
Warrants were issued along with bulletins requesting information for Rook's whereabouts across the Mid-South.
In Fayette County, an alert citizen involved in a Neighborhood Watch program, provided a description of the driver and vehicle, a gold-colored S10 pickup, used in the theft of a trailer in Fayette County.
Based upon this information, Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Scott Johnson spotted Rook's vehicle on Oct. 8 on Miss. Hwy. 309 in Marshall County.
The officer gave pursuit and Rook bolted out of the truck and into a wooded area.
Johnson gave a foot chase and apprehended Rook who was quickly brought into custody.
The multi-agency investigation has resulted in the recovery of more than 30 stolen utility trailers from DeSoto and surrounding areas. Many of the trailers have been modified and serial numbers removed. Modifications were also made which included color changes, and tires and rims being switched in an effort to disguise the original appearance of the trailers.
Owners of utility trailers are reminded to take photos of their equipment in the event they are stolen.
Anyone having any more information on these crimes or other incidents are urged to call 662-429-1470 or 662-429-TIPS.
Robert Lee Long: rlong@desototimestribune.com or at 662-429-6397, Ext. 252
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