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Wood County man arrested on concealing stolen property charge

A Woods County man was arrested last week and charged with one count of knowingly concealing stolen property. TSCRA Special Rangers Brett Wellden conducted the investigation.
In the late summer of 2015, Wellden received information about several cattle thefts in the Woods County area. Investigations were opened into each theft, but no suspects or viable leads were identified. In Oct. 2016 more information was received that led Wellden and Woods County Sheriff’s Deputies to a residence outside of Carmen, Okla.
Wellden and Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale visited the residence where they spoke with an individual identified as a suspect in the cattle thefts. They discovered on the property a 2014 Ford F350 pickup truck and 2010 Cub Cadet lawn mower that had been previously stolen from Pottawatomie County. The suspect was taken into custody and the stolen property seized. Additional information was revealed that led the investigators to Kerry Long of Waynoka, Okla.
Wellden and Dale travelled to Long’s residence in Waynoka and observed a 2011 PJ Dump Trailer, which they also found to be stolen out of Pottawattamie County. The trailer was seized. Several days later, the investigators interviewed Long and learned that he owned property in Lyon County, Kan., which was subsequently visited. Wellden identified three branded cows stolen from Woods County in late 2015, which were then recovered by the Lyon County, Kan. Sheriffs Office. Criminal charges against long are still pending there.
Charges in connection to the stolen trailer were also filed against Long in Woods County, Okla. He was arrested last week and booked into the Woods County Jail.
“I would like to thank the Woods County Sheriff’s Office, especially Undersheriff Keith Dale and Deputy Chase Bouziden, for their assistance in the investigation as well as the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas,” said Wellden. “It isn’t always a quick process, but ultimately we will prevail.”
The cattle theft investigation is ongoing, and additional charges and arrests are anticipated.

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
March 27, 2017

Categories: Theft & Law

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