Call him the Cookie Monster.

Michael La'Don Cobb, 23, was arrested Thursday on a felony theft charge for stealing more than 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies last year, Columbus police said.

Police said Cobb received 144 boxes of Girl Scout cookies worth $504 on April 1, 2011, and never paid for them. Muscogee County issued a warrant for his arrest at that time but he was not located until a state patrol officer stopped him for a traffic violation on I-185 in Harris County Thursday night, police said.

Cobb was charged with theft by taking, according to jail records. Georgia law classifies theft by taking a felony if the property stolen exceeds $500.

Cobb was released from Muscogee County Jail on $2,500 bond Friday, according to jail records. That's the equivalent of 714 boxes of cookies.

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Helen Gilbert places flowers on her brother Eurie Martin’s grave at Camp Spring Baptist Church in Sandersville. Her brother died eight years ago. Three former Washington County deputies are accused of causing his death and are set to stand trial Monday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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