Suspected Polk County swan thief arrested again in South Carolina: ‘He ran into trouble,’ Grady Judd says

The Brief

  • Jordan Montoya, 27, faces more charges after he was arrested again in South Carolina, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
  • Montoya and a second man, Alfredo Casanova, are accused of stealing two swans and their eggs from a mobile home community.
  • Judd says Montoya bonded out of jail and violated the terms of his release by traveling out of state.

LAKELAND, Fla. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested again, this time in South Carolina.

Swan theft investigation

The backstory:

Jordan Montoya, 27, and Alfredo Casanova, 29, are suspected of stealing two swans, named Sterling and Luna, along with their eggs from the Highland Village Mobile Home Park on West Brannen Rd. in February.

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