Another Suspect Arrested in Battery Thefts

RUSK — Another suspect has been arrested on charges related to battery thefts that have been occurring at oil fields in Cherokee, Angelina, Houston, and Nacogdoches Counties. According to KETK and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Justin Ray Pinckard, 23, from Jacksonville, was arrested on July 12 and charged with one count of theft, a state jail felony.
According to authorities, Cherokee County Det. Joey Ray was able to obtain video footage of Justin Pinckard and Ricky Schakosky at a local recycler as they allegedly dropped off 18 industrial batteries, weighing approximately 1,500 pounds. Bond for Pinckard was set at $7,000 by Justice of the Peace Brenda Dominy. Other charges may still pending from Cherokee and adjoining counties as the investigations continue. The first suspect in the battery thefts, Ricky Lee Schakosky, 26, was arrested on June 27th.