A 58-year-old Booneville man is in custody after Prentiss County investigators charged him in a Prentiss County shop burglary in which a county-owned pickup truck was taken and later found abandoned in Arkansas. Michael Wayne Wages faces charges of commercial burglary and grand larceny, according to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department, as reported Monday, Nov. 9, by WTVA.
What Investigators Say Happened
Authorities say Wages broke into a county shop on County Road 8311 near Booneville and took several items from the building. He is then accused of driving away from the property in a pickup truck that belongs to the county.
The truck did not stay in Mississippi. Investigators say it was later recovered in Helena, Arkansas, across the Mississippi River, where it had been abandoned.
The report did not list the specific items taken from the shop, the county department that uses the building, or the date of the break-in.
Prentiss County Shop Burglary Suspect Arrested in Panola County
Wages was eventually taken into custody in Panola County, Mississippi, according to the report. He remains in custody.
He also faces charges in other Mississippi jurisdictions, as well as in Arkansas and Missouri, although those cases were not detailed. No bond amount or court date had been announced as of Monday evening.
Suspect: Michael Wayne Wages, 58, of Booneville
Charges (Prentiss County): commercial burglary and grand larceny
Location: county shop on County Road 8311 near Booneville
Vehicle: county-owned pickup, recovered abandoned in Helena, Arkansas
Arrest: Panola County, Mississippi
Status: in custody
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Report Suspicious Activity
Thefts from county property cost taxpayers money for replacement equipment and vehicles. Anyone who sees suspicious activity around county barns, shops, or road department yards in Prentiss County can contact the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department. In an emergency, call 911.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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