Second Suspect Sought in Attempted Tractor Theft

NACOGDOCHES � One person has been arrested and a second is on the loose after a pair of men were caught allegedly stealing heavy equipment. According to KETK, deputies were dispatched to a burglary in progress near County Road 262 in Nacogdoches County Monday afternoon. The suspect�s used a tractor to pull another tractor from a wooded area and crank it. The duo then hooked up a Bush Hog mower to their tractor and headed in different directions, each on a tractor. Responding law enforcement found Joey Van-Cooper Smith, 26, on his tractor with the stolen Bush Hog close-by County Road 262. He was arrested and booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail and charged with theft. Detectives later found the stolen tractor at a house on Appleby Sand Road, but the suspect, David Heath Parker, 23, had already left the scene and is still on the loose. A theft warrant for Parker was obtained by authorities.