Three Arrested Following Theft Of Safe From Agri Business
August 8, 2018 at 4:47 p.m.
Three Arrested Following Theft Of Safe From Agri Business
By David [email protected]
Tracy Miller, 42, of 1746 E. CR 700S, Claypool; Mandy Linn Deskin, 41, Ligonier; and Scott Noble, 26, of 14290 U.S. 6, Syracuse, all were arrested Monday night and charged with receiving unidentified property. Each of their preliminary bonds were set at $450.
A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday on Noble lists charges against him as burglary, a level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony. His bond was set at $10,000 surety and $250 cash bonds. Affidavits for Miller and Deskin were not available this morning.
On Monday, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputy James Smith responded to a burglary call and spoke with the owner of Deatsman Farms, Max Deatsman, who said somebody stole a safe that contained business paperwork, about $20,000 in cash, two handguns, a Remington 20 gauge shotgun, a .22 caliber Remington rifle and a drone.
The case began unfolding when they received a call from a Leesburg gas station about a suspicious-acting person.
KCSD Detective Todd Sautter learned that on Saturday county officers responded to a suspicious person with a motorcycle at the Leesburg Marathon. The caller said a man was saying he needed tools to open the gas tank because the keys broke off in the gas tank. The man said the motorcycle belonged to his friend.
The motorcycle was found at the gas station, but no one was around it. Officers checked the registration plate and found the motorcycle was not reported stolen. Later, officers received information from the Noble County Sheriff’s Department that the motorcycle had been reported stolen in Noble County.
Officers returned to the gas station and the motorcycle was gone. Video obtained from the Marathon station showed a man identified as Nicholas Garber had been using the motorcycle.
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Sautter learned Garber was at Wade Mangus’ residence in Milford Junction. Sautter went there and found several persons at the residence, including Noble, Deskin, Miller and Mangus.
Sautter spoke with Noble, who was standing next to a fire. While speaking with Noble, Sautter saw paperwork with the name Deatsman Farms at the edge of the fire. Noble said he was cleaning out a back shed at the residence. Officers saw a safe dial, safe handle and fireproof clay from a safe lying on the ground.
Mangus said he was gone for the weekend and when he arrived home on Monday, Noble, Deskin and Miller were at his house. He said when he left, the damaged safe items were not at his house.
Officers searched the home and found a large amount of paperwork for Deatsman Farms, two handguns, a .22 caliber Remington rifle and a drone. Deatsman identified the handgun, rifle and drone as being stolen from his business and identified the personal paperwork as being stolen from his safe.
In Noble’s pocket, officers found $2,170; $500 on Miller; and $2,950 on Deskin. Of the money Deskin had on her, $1,000 was in a money band dated 2013. Deatsman said the money in the safe would have had would have an older dated band.
Noble told an officer his sister gave him the money but she denied giving him any. Miller said Noble gave her the $500. Deskin said Garber gave her the $2,950.
Officers went to the Devon Vanlaningham residence in Milford in an attempt to find Garber. Vanlaningham said Garber and Mitch Reynolds came to his residence earlier that day and had a .20 gauge shotgun and a new black Sentry safe, still in the box. He said Reynolds and Garber took $2,000 in cash with them and placed about $9,000 into the safe. They left the safe and shotgun at Vanlaningham’s residence. He gave officers the gun and safe. Deatsman identified the shotgun as stolen from his business.
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Tracy Miller, 42, of 1746 E. CR 700S, Claypool; Mandy Linn Deskin, 41, Ligonier; and Scott Noble, 26, of 14290 U.S. 6, Syracuse, all were arrested Monday night and charged with receiving unidentified property. Each of their preliminary bonds were set at $450.
A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday on Noble lists charges against him as burglary, a level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony. His bond was set at $10,000 surety and $250 cash bonds. Affidavits for Miller and Deskin were not available this morning.
On Monday, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputy James Smith responded to a burglary call and spoke with the owner of Deatsman Farms, Max Deatsman, who said somebody stole a safe that contained business paperwork, about $20,000 in cash, two handguns, a Remington 20 gauge shotgun, a .22 caliber Remington rifle and a drone.
The case began unfolding when they received a call from a Leesburg gas station about a suspicious-acting person.
KCSD Detective Todd Sautter learned that on Saturday county officers responded to a suspicious person with a motorcycle at the Leesburg Marathon. The caller said a man was saying he needed tools to open the gas tank because the keys broke off in the gas tank. The man said the motorcycle belonged to his friend.
The motorcycle was found at the gas station, but no one was around it. Officers checked the registration plate and found the motorcycle was not reported stolen. Later, officers received information from the Noble County Sheriff’s Department that the motorcycle had been reported stolen in Noble County.
Officers returned to the gas station and the motorcycle was gone. Video obtained from the Marathon station showed a man identified as Nicholas Garber had been using the motorcycle.
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Sautter learned Garber was at Wade Mangus’ residence in Milford Junction. Sautter went there and found several persons at the residence, including Noble, Deskin, Miller and Mangus.
Sautter spoke with Noble, who was standing next to a fire. While speaking with Noble, Sautter saw paperwork with the name Deatsman Farms at the edge of the fire. Noble said he was cleaning out a back shed at the residence. Officers saw a safe dial, safe handle and fireproof clay from a safe lying on the ground.
Mangus said he was gone for the weekend and when he arrived home on Monday, Noble, Deskin and Miller were at his house. He said when he left, the damaged safe items were not at his house.
Officers searched the home and found a large amount of paperwork for Deatsman Farms, two handguns, a .22 caliber Remington rifle and a drone. Deatsman identified the handgun, rifle and drone as being stolen from his business and identified the personal paperwork as being stolen from his safe.
In Noble’s pocket, officers found $2,170; $500 on Miller; and $2,950 on Deskin. Of the money Deskin had on her, $1,000 was in a money band dated 2013. Deatsman said the money in the safe would have had would have an older dated band.
Noble told an officer his sister gave him the money but she denied giving him any. Miller said Noble gave her the $500. Deskin said Garber gave her the $2,950.
Officers went to the Devon Vanlaningham residence in Milford in an attempt to find Garber. Vanlaningham said Garber and Mitch Reynolds came to his residence earlier that day and had a .20 gauge shotgun and a new black Sentry safe, still in the box. He said Reynolds and Garber took $2,000 in cash with them and placed about $9,000 into the safe. They left the safe and shotgun at Vanlaningham’s residence. He gave officers the gun and safe. Deatsman identified the shotgun as stolen from his business.
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