Suspect Linked To Four Oaks Area Thefts

Johnston County deputies have arrested a suspect and recovered property stolen from two victims last month near Four Oaks.

Daniel Coy Strickland III, 26, of Goldsboro Street, Wilson was arrested October 28th on three felony and two misdemeanor charges and was held on a $20,000 bond.

On October 18th, a resident on Shaws Pond Road reported a utility trailer valued at $600 had been stolen. That same day, a larceny was reported on Go Cart Road where an 18 foot car trailer and air compressor with a combined value of $2,200 was stolen.

Strickland was linked to both thefts.  Both trailers were recovered. At last report, the stolen air compressor had not been recovered.