Vernon County Undercover Theft Sting

Vernon County Sheriffs Deputies arrested a Nevada resident today in an undercover theft sting in the Hardee's parking lot. Plain clothes deputies that were conducting surveillance during the sting arrested the suspect after he tried to sell three vehicles that did not belong to him. A wire had been placed at the scene and the money the suspect accepted for the sale was marked money from the Vernon County Sheriffs Office. The suspect is currently being held in the Vernon County Jail.