A Ruston man was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly burglarized a local historic building for slabs of marble.
Patrick R. Hall, 43, was arrested August 8 by Ruston Police after a report of a burglary at the old post office building at 201 N. Vienna Street on August 7.
The building was constructed as a post office in 1909. In the 1960s it was repurposed into offices for federal agencies and later used for parish agencies. It is currently being renovated into a restaurant.
Surveillance video was acquired from a nearby business. Police say it shows Hall parking near the building and loading pieces of marble with another individual.
Hall told police he thought the marble was going to be discarded as part of the renovation.
Hall was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for simple burglary. Bail was set at $25,000.
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