Man steals whiskey barrel using stolen skid-steer in downtown Nashville: police
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was taken into custody after police said he stole a skid-steer from a construction site and took it on a joyride in downtown Nashville.
According to court documents, officers were called to Division Street on Tuesday, June 18 to respond to reports about an individual who stole a skid-steer from a construction site near 8th Avenue North and Church Street.
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Officers said they spoke with the suspect — identified as 47-year-old Donald Bilby — who allegedly told them that he found the skid-steer on the street with the keys inside and assumed someone “wanted it moved.”
However, when police spoke to the general contractor at the construction site, he reportedly told them that Bilby pulled down a fence to get on the property and stole the skid-steer, which is valued at $68,000.
Authorities reported Bilby drove the skid-steer from the construction site, but was followed by a witness who was able provide dispatch with updates on Bilby’s location.
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Bilby was found by officers on the Division Street Bridge removing a Jack Daniel’s barrel off of the skid-steer.
The witness allegedly told police that they saw Bilby go to Bridgestone Arena and take the Jack Daniel’s barrel.
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Bilby was taken into custody and charged with burglary, theft of a vehicle, theft of property, and vandalism.
He remains jailed on a $62,000 bond.
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