Man Arrested for Suspected Theft of Chainsaw
Posted/updated on: January 8, 2012 at 5:43 am
ANGELINA COUNTY — A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday night after he was chased from a Lufkin home as a suspected chain saw thief. Clyde Jackson Sr, 52, of Diboll, was arrested on a charge of theft after the victims and witnesses identified him as the suspect, according to a Lufkin Police report.
A witness reported seeing Jackson hide the chain saws under the porch of a nearby residence, but the saws had not been recovered as of 3 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to the Angelina County Jail, where he remained on a $1,500 bond Thursday afternoon.
ackson’s sex offender status stems from a 1983 sex crime against a 5-year-old girl, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety sex offender registry. He has a lengthy criminal history with at least 10 arrests dating to 1996. Those charges include aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, forgery of a financial instrument, assault causing bodily injury, interfering with a 911 call, unlawful restraint, theft and robbery.
