A Walker man who authorities say stole $600 in goods from a Hammond hardware store has been arrested, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
In a statement, Chief Jimmy Travis said Albany city authorities arrested 36-year-old Jonathan Dale Pierson on Friday, charging him with being a fugitive from Tangipahoa Parish.
Earlier this month, Travis asked for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who walked into the Tractor Supply in Hammond with a basket, went to the back of the store, placed a truck winch electric in the basket and left the store without paying. a silver Ford F-150.
The winch was valued at approximately $600, Travis said.
Travis said a warrant for Pierson’s arrest was obtained on July 29 after he was identified and linked to a crime. Accordingly, Pierson was traveling in the same white Ford F-150 that also matched the description of a truck used in two recent robberies in Livingston Parish when he was arrested, Travis said.
As of Monday, Pierson was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail and charged with theft of property over $600.
