A Cannon County Man was arrested recently after he stole stereo speakers from his neighbor. According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department Reports, Deputy Gregory Fauls was called to a Payton Lane residence for theft from a car. Upon arrival, Deputy Fauls saw a man walking down the road with two big speakers one in each hand. Deputy Fauls asked the man later identified as Josh Baxter what was going on. Baxter stated that the had gotten the speakers from his neighbor Jim Flesher who had given him the speakers. After talking to Mr. Flesher and three other people, all had stated that Baxter had come to the home and that he stole the speakers from a car that was parked in the road. While catching Baxter in the process of taking the speakers, they approached him. Allegedly Baxter ran to another home and grabbed a piece of pipe and started to walk towards the group. That’s when the group decided to call the Sheriff’s Department. Baxter tried to pass off the incident as a case of they were all family members to which the four corrected the situation by saying they were not. After taking statements from the four witnesses Baxter was transported to the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department and charged with Theft Of Property under $1000, vandalism under $500 and burglary.
