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The Colorado County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects and, in the process, recovered property that had been reported stolen.
Authorities arrested Chad Lester, 49, of Houston, and charged him with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of possession of dangerous drugs; Christian Perez Forcelledo, 23, Houston, and charged him with theft of property valued between $2500 and $30,000; and Phillip Marek, 37, Katy, was charged with theft of property valued between $30,000 and $150,000, possession of a controlled substance and criminal mischief.
Two females and a child were also detained but later released with the child being referred to Child Protective Services.
According to incident reports, the CCSO received a report from an individual who stated his trailer had been stolen and was pinged at a property located in the 1100 block of County Road 154 in Columbus. Deputies responded to the location and recovered the stolen trailer and detained five individuals at the property.
The CCSO Criminal Investigation Division obtained a search warrant for the property and during the search, recovered two additional trailers, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a laptop that all had been reported stolen out of Harris County.
It was also determined that the individuals living on the property were stealing electricity by tampering with the electrical box and meter owned by San Bernard Electric Cooperative.
In addition, a pickup truck, two more trailers, narcotics, six firearms and various electronics were seized.
All three suspects were booked into the Colorado County Jail
