Report of suspicious activity results in arrest

On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two men loading metal into the bed of a black Ford truck near the 100 block of Farm to Market Road 608, Maryneal, Texas. Deputy Daniel King responded to the area and located the reported vehicle traveling east on Farm to Market Road 608 near State Highway 70. After initiating a traffic stop, Deputy King contacted the two men and conducted an investigation, which resulted in an arrest and the recovery of 568 railroad tie plates, property of Texas Oklahoma Railroad The property recovered is estimated at over $17,000.00. The Nolan County Sheriff's Office actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit the opportunities for crime and to assist bringing to justice those who violate the law.