A LaPaz man was arrested on Saturday after authorities say he was attempting to steal a truck.
The incident occurred in the 9700 block of 1st Road in Bremen. Officers got the call from the resident at the property that there was a suspicious person that he believed was attempting to steal the vehicle.
Investigators say a verbal altercation ensued between the parties. A police report says the assailant, identified as 26-year-old Justin Haining, then fled into the woods. His direction of travel was south toward U.S. 6. Officers from the Bremen Police Department and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department gave chase, eventually leading to Haining’s apprehension.
He was booked into the Marshall County Jail on charges of Auto Theft and Criminal Trespass.
