Men Charged with stealing gas from School System Vehicle

Two men are behind bars in Stephens County charged with stealing gas from a school system vehicle.

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley tells WNEG News it happened late Monday night.

The Sheriff said as his deputy continued to question the two men, the deputy saw in their vehicle an electric pump and hoses commonly used for siphoning liquids.

21-year old Thomas Martin of Mineral Springs Street in Canon and 19-year old Dalton Dean of Seven Forks Road in Martin were placed under arrest.

Martin is charged with theft by taking, interference with government property, possession of tools used in a crime and possession of a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a school.

Dean is charged with theft by taking, interference with government property and possession of tools used in a crime.

Both remain in the Stephens County Jail awaiting a court appearance this afternoon.