A suspect in a potential CraigsList scam has been arrested for allegedly selling a victim a stolen ATV.

On April 8th, Murfreesboro Police were contacted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office in reference to the stolen ATV. Evidently a resident of Marhsall County responded to a CraigList ad to inquire about a Polaris Razor. The seller agreed to meet the buyer in Murfreesboro to make the sell.

The seller sent the buyer the VIN number on the Polaris prior to the buyer driving to Murfreesboro to buy the ATV. The buyer discovered the all-terrain vehicle was stolen and notified police.

It turned out to be a pretty cut and dry case for law enforcement. The buyer, along with Marshall County Detectives, made the trek to Murfreesboro to meet the seller. Officers from not only Marshall County, but also Murfreesboro converged on the parking lot of a hotel along Old Fort Parkway where they met not one, but two men selling the ATV. Both were placed in cuffs and hauled off to jail.

The Razor was turned over to detectives with the Tuscumbia Police Department in Alabama which is where the Polaris Razor was reported as stolen.

Here is the Murfreesboro connection… One of the two men arrested is a Murfreesboro resident. 22-Year old Tad Reed of Murfreesboro was placed in custody along with 20-year old Hayden Barrow from Columbia. Each were charged with theft “over $10,000.” The two will appear in court on May 2nd.

Charge:

39-14-103.  Theft of property. 

  (a) A person commits theft of property if, with intent to deprive the owner of property, the person knowingly obtains or exercises control over the property without the owner's effective consent.

(b)  (1) As a condition of pretrial diversion, judicial diversion, probation or parole for a violation of subsection (a) when the violation occurs as set out in subdivision (b)(2), the person may be required to perform debris removal, clean-up, restoration, or other necessary physical labor at a location within the area affected by the disaster or emergency that is in the county where the offense occurred.

   (2) The condition of pretrial diversion, judicial diversion, probation or parole containing the requirement set out in subdivision (b)(1) may be used if the violation of subsection (a) occurs:

      (A) During or within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of a tornado, flood, fire, or other disaster or emergency, as defined in § 58-2-101;

      (B) Within the area affected by the disaster or emergency; and

      (C) When, as a result of the disaster or emergency, the owner of the property taken, or the person charged with custody of the property, is unable to adequately guard, secure or protect the property from theft.

   (3) Subdivision (b)(2) shall apply regardless of whether a state of emergency has been declared by a county, the governor, or the president of the United States at the time of or subsequent to the theft.

   (4) Any period of physical labor required pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) shall not exceed the maximum sentence authorized pursuant to § 39-14-105.

HISTORY: Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2011, ch. 322, § 1.

Source:

TN Code Annotated: 39-14-103
Murfreesboro Police Incident Report #13-6728 A and B