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Casey County Man Charged With Theft in Taylor County

 

A Casey County man was caught stealing barn lumber today on Merrimac Road in Taylor County.

 

Sheriff Allen Newton told 99.9 The Big Dawg that Deputy Jonathon Leigh caught Jason Murphy of Liberty, KY as he was leaving the property with a load of lumber. Murphy fled the scene but was apprehended after a short foot pursuit.

 

Murphy was charged with Theft, Fleeing/Evading Police, Resisting Arrest, Public Intoxication, and Identity Theft as well as arrested on a Lincoln County District Court Warrant.
 

The arrest was made by Jonathon Leigh with the Taylor County Sheriffs Office.