Pictured above are (from left): Panola County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Martin, and Roy Cheatwood, Shelby County Constable Precinct 3.
September 25, 2021 - Constable Roy Cheatwood reports on September 24, 2021 the discovery of a quantity of stolen equipment and a vehicle during a recent investigation in the Sand Isle Community.
According to Constable Cheatwood, he noticed a boat out of place when in the Sand Isle Community and he recorded information from the boat to confirm at a later time.
While responding to a disturbance in the same location once again, Constable Cheatwood noticed the boat was no longer there.
The boat was determined to belong to a man in DeSoto Parish and on communicating with an investigator with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Department, the owner of the boat was located and he confirmed the boat was his property.
Constable Cheatwood questioned individuals at the original location where he first saw the boat, and they eventually indicated the boat was located in Panola County off State Line Road. Constable Cheatood contacted Panola County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Martin to assist him at the boat's location in Shelby County.
As a result of tracking down the location of the boat, a number of other items determined to have been stolen were also recovered through the investigation. Including: air compressors, a welding machine, and a pressure washer.
Constable Cheatwood reports the investigation remains ongoing and arrests are pending.
He once again encouraged property owners to keep records of serial numbers and to make concealed markings when possible on property for potential identification in the future, should those items ever become stolen.
Constable Cheatwood expresses appreciation to the Panola County Sheriff's Department and Deputy Jeff Martin, DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Department and Panola County Constable Bryan Murff for their assistance.
