Keith Olson, a 37-year-old male was arrested on June 19 after an investigation of stolen items pointed deputies in Olson’s direction. Marshall County Deputies were dispatched to a residence on the west side of the county on June 4.
The reporting party had a complaint of construction equipment theft which occurred overnight.
Deputy Steve Beebe arrived on scene and immediately, the homeowner was able to provide security camera footage of the theft.
The footage showed two people in a white Dodge truck who pulled into the resident’s driveway, then stole several pieces of scaffolding and cross-boards that are used with the scaffolding,
The homeowner uploaded the security footage on Facebook, and almost immediately received a tip on the suspect and where he could be found.
Since the tip led investigators to Olson, Beebe drove to his residence and located the white Dodge truck that was used in the theft.
After interviewing Olson, the suspect gave Beebe a full confession of his involvement with the crime. Beebe then applied for an arrest warrant for Olson, and he was arrested on June 19.
An online search found prior convictions for Oklahoma for Domestic Abuse/Assault and Battery in the Presence of a Minor, Possession of CDS, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
In a twist of irony, another local male – Joshua Jordan – began his sentence almost seven years to the day that the crime he was convicted for was committed.
On June 21, 2013, Marshall County Deputies were dispatched to the Crossroads store on Hwy 377 in Kingston in response to a burglary complaint.
Upon arrival, deputies found the front door to the establishment was kicked in, and the door on the ATM machine was open. Officers also noted money missing from the ATM machine.
An investigation led Marshall County Sheriff Danny Cryer, who was Undersheriff at the time, to Bells, Texas. Cryer began working in concert with a sergeant from the Bells Police Department because a similar crime had been committed in Bells prior to the burglary at Crossroads.,
Cryer and the Bells sergeant was able to identify and locate Jordan, a 30-year-old from Mead. Arrest warrants were applied for, and Jordan was subsequently arrested and charged with a Second-Degree Burglary. Jordan was also charged with a similar crime in Grayson County.
On June 19, Jordan finished serving his time in the Texas criminal system, and was transferred to Marshall County to begin his six-month/ five-year sentence.
An online search showed priors in Grayson County for Criminal Mischief and two Theft of Property convictions; one for over $750, but less than $2500, and the other for less than $750.