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Suspect arrested in Jackson Co vehicle theft

(KNZA)--A Tecumseh man is jailed in Jackson County, accused of stealing a vehicle from a residence in northern Jackson County early Thursday morning.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said the Sheriff's Office received a report Thursday morning of a Chevy Impala that had been stolen from a residence in the 25000 Block of T. Road, north of Holton.

The vehicle was located before noon east of U. Road on 334th Road. The vehicle had lost control and crashed off the roadway and in the timber.

Deputies investigated the scene and connected the theft with a suspect.

Morse said shortly before 5:00 Thursday evening, deputies arrested 23-year-old Austin Richard in connection with the theft of the vehicle. He was booked into the Jackson County Jail for felony theft, criminal damage to property, 3 counts of aggravated violation of the registered offender act.

The Brown County Sheriff's Office and the Kickapoo Police Department assisted with the incident.

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