Suspect in Mayfield lumber theft arrested in Virginia

The man wanted in connection to a lumber theft in Mayfield has been caught in Virginia.

According to the Graves County Sheriff's Office, 42-year-old Jason A. Scott, has been accused of allegedly stealing $7,800 worth of lumber from a business in Graves County. He is also wanted on felony theft charges out of Stewart County, Tennessee. There, Scott is accused of home improvement services fraud as well as theft of property valued between $60,000 and $120,000. 

Scott was arrested following a search of a home in Wytheville, Virginia on Wednesday. Wytheville Police said they located Scott in the crawl space under the home.

Scott will be extradited back to Kentucky, before also facing charges in Tennessee.