Crime & Public Safety
Man accused of stealing over 100 tons of gravel
By Joy Johnston, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 19, 2017A man in Iowa is accused of stealing over 100 tons of gravel from a county stockpile site.
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office posted on its Facebook page that they responded Monday to a call about a potential theft at the gravel stockpile site. Deputies said they caught Ted Duvall, 52, hauling gravel from the county site to a private residence. Duvall was using a backhoe to load a dump truck with the gravel, according to deputies.
The sheriff's office said the gravel had an estimated value of $2,500.
Duvall was arrested and charged with second-degree theft, which is a felony.
