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San Augustine County Sheriff's Dept. makes arrest in oil/gas site thefts, others expected

One arrest has been made and several others are expected in the theft of supplies from a number of oil and gas drilling sites in San Augustine County.

 

The San Augustine County Sheriff’s Office arrested 25-year old Joshua Miles Bearden of San Augustine last week on charges of theft and engaging in organized criminal activity.

 

Bearden and other suspects have targeted eight sites all over the county taking several hundred gallons of oil, diesel and numerous batteries of all sizes.

 

San Augustine County Chief Deputy Gary Cunningham says a lot of the items have been recovered.

 

Arrest warrants have been put out on three other men still at large involved in the thefts. They include 37-year old Roy Edward Marshall of San Augustine, and 20-year old Russell Dale Smith, Jr. and 21-year old Jeremy Bradford Sowell, both of Hemphill.

 

Anyone with information about the thefts or the locations of the three suspects are urged to contact the San Augustine County Sheriff’s Office at 936-275-2424.

 

Joshua Bearden (San Augustine County Sheriff's Dept. Photo)

 

 

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