(Stillwater, Okla.) — An arrest warrant was issued on Friday for a Cushing man accused of stealing a Kings brand disc plow from the city of Yale five months ago.
Nathanial Wesley Cargill, 20, was not in the Payne County Jail this morning, a sheriff’s spokesman told KUSH.
If convicted of stealing the plow, which was recovered, Cargill could be given a five-year prison term and a $5,000 fine, according to the felony charge filed last week.
Payne County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Miller wrote in an affidavit filed Friday that about 11 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2014, he was sent to the area of 19th and Riverside Road “for a suspicious vehicle possibly pulling something.”
“When I arrived in the area, I was unable to locate any vehicle, but I did observe several odd scrapings in the roadway.
“I followed the markings for approximately six miles where I confirmed they were caused by a large plow that appeared it was pulled without any tires,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
“I spoke to the owner of the property, Cargill, who advised he was under the impression that someone had given him the plow.
“I asked him who gave it to him, and he advised he learned secondhand and didn’t know who told them he could take it.
“I asked him where he got it and he advised by Yale. I advised him to not move the plow until I confirmed it wasn’t stolen,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
“Following the tracks back toward Yale, I observed several areas on gravel roads that had grooves cut into the road.
“Approximately one-half mile south of Highway 51 on Norfolk Road, I observed several gouges in the road that would need to be repaired.
“The road was just overlaid with asphalt within the last two months,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
A Yale police officer determined that the plow was taken from city property, the affidavit alleged.
“The following day, I received a call from the Yale Police Chief Phillip Kelly, who advised the plow did belong to the city of Yale and was stolen.
“The city went to the residence and recovered the plow,” the affidavit said.
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