NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just days after News 2 aired a story about a theft in Berry Hill, authorities have arrested the man believed to be responsible.
On Thursday, May 21, News 2 showed a video of a red Ford F-150 pickup truck towing a trailer behind a Berry Hill business. As seen on video, a man got out of the truck, backed up to a crate, cut the metal wires off and tossed $6,000 worth of elevator parts into the trailer.
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After the story aired, BHPD reportedly received a tip that led them to a house in West Meade, which is where they found Jason Felts.
When told that his red Ford F-150 was used in the theft of $6,000 worth of aluminum, the 49-year-old allegedly told authorities, “I mean, I dumpster dive, yeah, there’s no laws against it.”…