Benjamin Franklin Terry Jr
ATHENS-Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson released a statement concerning the arrest on Saturday, March 4. The suspect was arrested and charged with theft by deception:
“Saturday evening Benjamin Franklin Terry Jr was arrested on a warrant for theft by deception second degree.
The warrant was obtained by Investigator Jonathan Caldwell after the police department received a complaint about Terry using a company account for his personal use.
The company is Grantham’s Heavy Equipment. Between December 26, 2016 and January 14, 2017 Terry used a credit card a total of six times at Auto Zone for auto parts totaling $1957.53.
Terry does not work for Grantham’s and I have no information how Terry got the credit card.
Terry was booked at the police department and transferred to the county jail. “
