Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter reports a man in custody on charges stemming from a theft investigation.
Dustin Allen Oakes (18) of 119 Winter Drive, Sikeston has been charged with the Class C Felony of Stealing.
Sheriff Walter states that on Saturday, January 10th, at approximately 3:22 p.m., Deputy Danny Finley spoke with the victim, of Morley, for a report of a stolen Hewlet-Packard 310 Touchsmart laptop computer. Deputy Finley was advised by the victim the computer had been stolen from a residence outside of Benton in November 2014. The victim stated she had located her computer on the website “Sell It SEMO” for sale by a subject in Benton, Missouri.
On Sunday, January 11th Deputy Finley, made contact at 98 Mauna Kea in Benton with a female that had the computer for sale. The female gave Deputy Finley consent to enter the residence where he located the computer. Deputy Finley compared the serial number on the computer and it matched with the stolen computer. The female stated she had received the computer from Oakes back in November 2014.
Deputy Finley located Oakes at his residence in Sikeston. Oakes admitted to taking the computer and trading it for a truck. Oakes told Deputy Finley he took the computer after the victim had moved out.
Oakes was arrested and transported to the Scott County Jail pending the filing of formal charges by the Scott County Prosecuting Attorney.
The Sheriff asks that anyone who has further information regarding this incident, other information on Oakes, or any other crimes to contact the Scott County Sheriff’s Office at 545-3525, or leave a message on the crime tip line at 1-866-210-4322.
Oakes remains in custody at the Scott County Jail. Bond was set by the court at $250.00 cash only.
