A Farmerville man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly committed a burglary at Courtesy Chevrolet on the South Service Road East in Ruston.
About 5 a.m. Thursday morning, Ruston Police officers responded to a burglary in progress call at the automobile dealership with a report the suspect was sitting in a GMC Sierra. The man was attempting to exit the GMC as officers arrived and was taken into custody.
A search of the man, who refused to identify himself, revealed several remote controls to various vehicles on the dealership lot. The man admitted throwing a rock through a window but denied breaking into any vehicles.
An abandoned vehicle was found next door at the Spirit Mart. The car owner was contacted, and it was determined that Stanard Hendricks had taken the car without permission. The unidentified man was identified as Hendricks, 25, of Cedar Street in Farmerville.
Hendricks was taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he was booked for resisting an officer by failing to identify himself, simple burglary of a business, simple burglary of a vehicle, two counts of simple criminal damage to property, and unauthorized use of a movable.
Bail was set at $62,500.
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