Barbour County Sheriff LeRoy Upshaw announced the arrest of Christopher Brandon Nix, 24, of 11 Shane Court in Eufaula and charged him with theft of property first degree and criminal trespass third degree. He was arrested on July 6th and is being held in the Barbour County Jail with bonds totaling $13,000.
In a press release Upshaw stated he was arrested for allegedly stealing farm equipment parts, heavy machinery parts, vehicle parts, batteries, welding equipment, aluminum wheels and tires valued at $8,910 from a residence and farm on Highway 131.
The press release also stated that the suspect used a “four-wheeler type of vehicle” to transport the items a wooded area and hide them until they were picked up and removed from the area.
Investigator Lt. David Morris arrested Nix after he discovered some of the items that had been sold by Nix at several Dothan locations.
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