MADISON COUNTY-The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has been running a sting operation in an attempt to control the theft of utility trailers in Madison County. The MSCO has issued a statement concerning the arrest of several people in relation to this operation:
“Over the past several months, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office has seen an increase in utility trailer thefts throughout the county. In an attempt to catch these thieves and deter future thefts, Sheriff’s detectives have been working multiple “bait trailer” details. These details consist of parking various utility trailers throughout the county and then conducting 24-hour surveillance on the trailers.
Within two weeks, our “bait trailer” was stolen four different times. All four occasions, Sheriff’s detectives were able to catch and arrest the offenders.
The following subjects have been arrested and charged with Theft of Property 1st Degree:
🔹Dustyn Lee Birdsong, 25
🔹Terry Wayne Baker, 45
🔹Bryan Todd Wells, 36
🔹Joshua Allen Press, 37
MCSO detectives will continue to work on this detail and keep arresting the subjects responsible for these thefts.”
Madison County Sheriff’s Department
