(AP) – An Arkansas man who police believe faked being
abducted to cover up a burglary has been arrested in Texas.
Police in San Angelo, Texas, say 26-year-old Tyler Shuffield of Gurdon was
arrested Monday at a motel after an employee recognized him from social media
posts.
Gurdon police say Shuffield took three bank bags of money from a Family Dollar
in the early morning hours of Nov. 28 and left two notes saying armed men forced
him to commit the crime.
Gurdon police Sgt. Toby Garner told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the
letters were discredited within a day or two.
Shuffield faces burglary, theft and other charges and is jailed pending
extradition.
His father, Brian Shuffield, said he’s just happy his son was found and that
he’s innocent until proven guilty.
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