A Coffee County man is in trouble with the law after he was caught selling parts from a Caterpillar Skidder logging machine recently. According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department Reports Deputies were dispatched to take a report of theft. Victim stated that he was doing a job on some property near Frank Holt Road when his logging skidder caught fire and was left disabled there. After speaking with the property owners about the issue, he informed them that he would return for the machine, and they agreed to let him keep the machine there.
He later returned to the area where he left the disabled skidder, and found it to be gone from that location, he later through 3rd party info, tracked the skidder to be in the possession of Bobby Baker from Manchester. Victim stated that people had told him Baker was selling Caterpillar parts. The victim went to investigate this and noticed that the parts he was selling was from his skidder. He then notified the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office fo the incident, he states deputies came out but were unable to do anything because the skidder was not entered as stolen into NCIC. He then returned to Cannon County to file reports. Baker has been arrested and charged with felony larceny.
