By DAVID LOPEZ
Special to the NEWS
An employee of the Rio Hondo Independent School District was arrested Tuesday for the alleged theft of a district backhoe.
According to an RHISD press release, the $40,000 vehicle was first reported missing on July 21, followed by an investigation that is still pending arrests.
“The public can be assured that school district officials and the Rio Hondo ISD Police Department will continue to thoroughly investigate the theft of the backhoe and bring those responsible to justice,” stated Interim RHISD Superintendent Raul J. Trevino in the press release.
The individual, Jesus Alberto Lugo Linares, 51, was transported to the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito.
According to public court records, Linares was charged with theft of property between $20k to $100k, a third-degree felony, with the date of offense marked as July 19.
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