STEELE, Mo. (KAIT) - A Steele man was arrested in connection with reported thefts of A/C units.

According to a release from Steele Police Chief Billy Joe Stanfield, the police department received multiple reports of stolen A/C units and coils from vacant buildings and houses.

Blake Allen Gist of Steele was arrested and charged with three counts of stealing $750 or more and felony property damage, with a cash-only bond of $10,000 for each charge.

Gist was also charged with felony receiving of stolen property, which carried no bond, and delivering or possession of a controlled substance at a county/private jail/corrections center, and tampering with physical evidence, which carried a $5,000 cash-only only.

Chief Stanfield stated there is a possibility of more charges being filed.

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