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UPDATED - Brookeland battery theft suspect arrested, tracks led deputies straight to him

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UPDATED STORY

Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Tuesday afternoon that his deputies had located and arrested a man accused of stealing a battery from a piece of equipment. The crime occurred before daybreak Tuesday on County Road 222 in the Brookeland area.

A game camera captured images of the suspect using a dolly to carry the battery.

Havard said his deputies followed the tracks left by the dolly which took them straight to the home of the suspect, 22-year-old Robert Triola.

He was placed into custody and taken to the Jasper County Jail where he was charged with Burglary of a Motor Vehicle.

However, Triola may have more trouble ahead of him. Sheriff Havard said deputies found stolen items at his home from other crimes.

ORIGINAL STORY

The Jasper County Sheriff’s says images were captured on a game camera of a man after he committed a theft early Tuesday morning.

The report said the crime occurred off of County Road 222 in Brookeland, and the suspect stole a battery from a piece of equipment.

A very grainy distant image showed the man hauling the battery away on a dolly.

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