CROCKETT, Texas (KTRE) - Crockett police have arrested a man following a search after they say he was caught stealing a chainsaw out of a carport on Wednesday.

James Paul Harrington, 44, of Crockett, is charged with second-degree burglary.

Police responded to the 600 block of Fair Street at 4:40 p.m. after a resident reported seeing a man steal a chainsaw from the carport of his neighbor’s home.

The resident provided officers with a description of the suspect and said he saw the suspect go toward East Bell Avenue.

As officers established a perimeter, police say Harrington tried to leave the area in the 500 block of Anson Jones Avenue. When officers began to aproach him, Harrington ran behind several houses but was soon caught by a DPS trooper.

According to a Facebook post, Harrington

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