BUTTONWILLOW — Two juveniles and a 29-year-old Shafter man were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing farm equipment in Taft earlier this month.
Juan Trujillo was booked into the Kern County Jail on charges of felony theft and conspiracy, while juveniles, also of Shafter, were cited and released to their parents.
According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, after a theft report, detectives from the rural crime investigation unit conducted searches of two locations in the Shafter area, where they said they recovered two trailers valued at over $5,000, which were reported stolen by a farmer in the Buttonwillow area on September 16.
During their investigation, detectives were able to identify the adult and two juveniles who stole the trailers.
All three suspects were found and taken into custody without incident.
