ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WCBD) – A father-son trucker duo from Florida has been arrested after Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said a substantial amount of fuel was stolen from a gas station.
Juan Casanova-Brito, 54, and Carlos Casanova-Sanchez, 26, from near Miami, FL, have each been charged with criminal conspiracy; breaking into motor vehicle or tanks, pumps where fuel lubricants are stored; malicious injury to personal property; and petit larceny.
Sheriff Ravenell said the men were taken into custody Wednesday night after deputies received a tip that fuel was being stolen at a Five Chop Road gas station.
Responding deputies allegedly caught the pair while attempting to fuel up an 18-wheeler.
According to warrants, the two men had manipulated the fuel pump to alter the flow of fuel, which resulted in a larger amount of fuel being pumped than what was billed.
“This was quick work by my deputies for making these arrests,” Sheriff Ravenell said. “Just a few minutes either way, and they would have been gone.”