POLK COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas man accused of stealing multiple vehicles, including a tractor, and ramming a sheriff's vehicle was arrested this week.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Sidney Blake Murphrey, 20, of Livingston, was booked into the Polk County Jail and charged with:

Aggravated assault against a public servant

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (two counts)

Evading arrest with previous conviction (two counts)

Parole violation – evading arrest with a vehicle

Liberty County warrant - theft of property from S2500 to $30,000 (two counts)

Liberty County warrant - evading arrest detention with a vehicle

On Monday, the sheriff's office responded to a reported stolen tractor from the Southland Plantation subdivision. Two men, including Murphrey, were seen r

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