Christopher Mackey entered a no contest plea to charges related to the theft of property from a residence located along State Highway 5 North and was given five years probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
In September last year, the owner of the home told the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office Mackey had rented the residence and when he vacated the property had taken a number of items, including a refrigerator with a beer tap mounted to the outside of the box, a slot machine, computer desk and assorted auto parts and tools.
The owner had estimated the value of the items at slighly more than $1,500. The owner told officers he had been in contact with Mackey and given him a chance to return the items, but Mackey had not done so. As part of his plea agreement, Mackey was ordered to pay $1,575 in restitution.
The state dropped a probation revocation on an earlier drug-related conviction stemming from a January 1, 2017 traffic stop. In the earlier case, Mackey was stopped after a Mountain Home Police Department officer observed the vehicle being driven by Mackey cross the centerline of the highway several times.
During the stop, Mackey was found to have a small plastic bag believed to contain methamphetamine. As he was being taken into custody, he attempted to flee into nearby woods, but during the short pursuit managed to run into a tree and knock himself out.
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