CHILLICOTHE — Ross County deputies arrested two individuals after a series of pallet thefts at the Rural King store on North Bridge Street, resulting in thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise.

Officers were dispatched to Rural King, located at 1470 N Bridge St., on the evening of October 28 following a report of an active theft. Loss prevention staff reported that a gray Dodge pickup towing a trailer was leaving the store with a large number of wooden pallets. Deputies stopped the vehicle on US Highway 23 near State Route 207.

The driver was identified as Kevin L. Spires II of Columbus, Ohio. A front-seat passenger, Christine Williams, was released at the scene, while a rear-seat passenger, Jeffrey Alan Kirk Jr., was taken into custody due to an outstanding misdemeanor warrant from F

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