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Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said Sunday that a suspect had been arrested and a jeep, boat, trailer and other items that had been reported stolen had been found in the Buna Area. Officers said information obtained by Newton County Precinct i Constable Colton Havard led to the arrest and the recovery of the property, which was found at a home on County Road 641. However, officers are saying that four other vehicles with suspicious or altered identification numbers were also found at the same location and the investigation is not over. Havard later said the items were stolen in Newton County. The name of the suspect has not been released, pending formal charges and arraignment.