By Ray King
A Pine Bluff man was arrested Saturday night after the vehicle he was driving was found to have been reported stolen.
Jason Rhodes, 41, was taken into custody by a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy while the deputy was conducting a security check at the Dollar General store on U.S. 79 south at 10:55 p.m.
During a court hearing Monday, Deputy Prosecutor Beth Carson said the deputy found Rhodes standing by the door of a gold GMC.
Sheriff’s Investigator Charles White reported that Rhodes was not interviewed because he asked for an attorney.
Carson said Rhodes has an extensive criminal history which included a prison sentence on drug-related charges.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set a $10,000 bond for Rhodes after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge him with theft by receiving. He was told to come back to court on Dec. 9.
