Authorities Recover over $500,000 Worth of Stolen Equipment

HENDERSON — A huge haul of stolen oilfield equipment from a Kilgore company has been tracked down by Rusk County authorities, but the thieves are still on the loose. KETK reports four trucks loaded with equipment were stolen from the oil field service company around 2:30 Monday morning. The thieves drove off with more than $500,000 worth of property. But according to authorities, what the thieves didn’t know is that surveillance was rolling the entire time, catching everything on camera.

The burglars made a pit stop to unload the trucks’ equipment at a house off Rusk County Road 2138. Because of the tracking devices, authorities were able to recover the stolen trucks and also check the property in Rusk County. There, they found C and S equipment, as well as additional stolen equipment from across the area, according to officials. But the owner of the house was nowhere to be found — and not to the county’s surprise. There was already a warrant out for his arrest for other criminal charges. The wanted man is also a former employee of C and S.