9/7/24 - LCSO Case #s 24-4769, 24-4847 – Forest Patrol deputies arrest wanted subject for wire theft

In late August, a Lane County Sheriff’s Forest Patrol deputy discovered the lock on a private timber gate had been cut open in the area of Highway 126 W. and Austa Road. On further investigation, the deputy found that the suspect had made off with several thousand feet of telecommunication cable and other hardware that belonged to local telecommunication and power companies. The theft and damage amounted to around $65,000 dollars.

Deputies identified the suspect as Marshall Allen Stucky, 60, of Veneta. On September 7th, Forest Patrol deputies located his vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Stucky was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail for Aggravated Theft in the 1st Degree, Theft in the 2nd Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 1st Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, Trespass in the 2nd Degree, and a U.S. Marshal’s warrant.

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