Man arrested for farm theft
Tue, 05/28/2019 - 2:21pm
A West Monroe man has been arrested for allegedly stealing property from a Richland Parish farm.
The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint in March from Raines Farms in Archibald about missing property totaling approximately $70,000.
Deputies initiated an investigation into the missing items and were able to recover the items in Ouachita and Madison Parish.
Jonathan Richard Hayden, 36, of West Monroe, an ex-employee of Raines Farms was arrested May 22 by the Live Oak County Sheriff’s Office in Live Oak, Texas for three counts of felony unauthorized use of a moveable.
Hayden will be extradited back to Richland Parish to face charges.