California man arrested for hoarding $31,000 worth of stolen meat

It was a steak too far.

A California man was arrested after cops discovered he had used stolen credit cards to purchase over $31,000 worth of meat from a wholesale supplier, according to reports.

Juan Yepez-Garcia, 51, of Paradise, was nabbed after police began investigating several purchases made at Sierra Meat and Seafood in Reno using stolen credit cards, KRCR reported, citing the Paradise Police Department.

Detectives later traced the stolen goods to a specific address and discovered Yepez-Garcia had allegedly arranged several fraudulent deliveries of the meat with an estimated value of $31,883.79, cops said.

Juan Yepez-Garcia, 51, of Paradise, was caught after police began investigating several purchases made at Sierra Meat and Seafood in Reno using stolen credit cards. Paradis