TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. April 16 2020— A Texas Freight Services truck driver is accused of stealing “a large quantity” of merchandise from Academy Sports Warehouse.

According to the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office, Keith Edward Tedder was arrested early Tuesday and is charged with multiple counts of felony theft by taking.

Investigators got a complaint from Texas Freight Services, Inc. about three boxes of Academy Sports Warehouse merchandise discovered on its property in Jeffersonville.

Surveillance video from the trucking company showed Tedder, a Texas Freight yard truck driver, leaving boxes of the merchandise at the terminal and then later putting them in his personal vehicle.

Tedder did this over a period of 22 days, according to the sheriff’s office. On Tuesday, investigators took out a search warrant at his home in Jeffersonville, where they found the merchandise.

Tedder is currently being held at the Twiggs County Jail and additional charges are possible pending the investigation.

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