AVOYELLES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A man whom the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office has dubbed the ‘Limestone Bandit’ was arrested on August 8.

According to APSO, Chancey Johnson , 34, of Marksville, was charged with theft of public property and criminal damage to property.

A responding deputy located evidence of the theft, including large gouges in the new limestone road. APSO said the investigation led the deputy to a nearby residence and a suspect, Johnson.

At the residence, the deputy located a tractor and freshly moved limestone in a barn that matched the material from the public roadway. APSO said Johnson admitted to taking the limestone.

Johnson was booked into Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office Detention Center #1. The bond was set at $1,000, which was posted, and he was released

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