Suspect Hops from Stolen Vehicle to Stolen Vehicle Including EMS Truck & Tractor Before Being Caught

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that Deputies had quite a morning on Tuesday, August 30. At approximately 6:16 a.m., Deputy Michael Krenek was dispatched to Hruska’s in Ellinger for a stolen pickup truck. It was later learned from video surveillance that a single male exited another vehicle and stole the pickup truck.

The Fayette County Undercover Narcotics Unit was able to locate this stolen pickup truck at the Fayette County EMS building, but it was quickly discovered that an EMS pickup was then stolen. The EMS pickup was tracked to the 5400 block of Harms Rd. in the Rutersville area. Deputies arrived to find the EMS pickup abandoned and after further investigation, discovered a John Deer tractor was stolen from a barn at a nearby residence. A short while later, a concerned citizen called in a report of an abandoned tractor in the 5000 block of Mueller Rd. Deputies arrived on the scene and searched the adjacent properties. The Undercover Narcotics Unit was able to locate the suspect in a cattle pen, and he was taken into custody by Deputy James Ulbig without incident. Franklyn Marshall, 38 years old, of Houston, was transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center, and charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Burglary of a Building, Burglary of a Habitation, and Theft of Property >=$30K<$150K.