Driver arrested after load payment dispute
The driver's load was canceled, then he allegedly refused to return the container chassis and container loaded with 43,000 pounds...
El Paso County (Texas) Sheriff Oscar Ugarte announced the arrest of a truck driver who allegedly refused to return a container chassis, shipping container and some 43,000 pounds of fiber-optic cable due to a payment dispute.
According to a Facebook post from Ugarte, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call involving the alleged theft. The investigation found that the driver had been contracted to transport the shipment from Santa Teresa, New Mexico, but the shipment had been canceled.
After the cancelation, the driver, identified as 38-year-old Laron Lenard Watts, reportedly "refused to return the property due to a dispute over his final payment." The combined value of the property was estimated at $155,000.
Detectives located the truck, container chassis and container, and obtained a search warrant to recover the container and chassis, along with the fiber-optic cable. The truck was also seized as part of the investigation.
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