New Release - Update on Zero Turn Mower Theft

01/07/2022

 

 Last week we reported to you that on

 January 1st, 2022, deputies responded

 to Oriole St, located in Cape Girardeau

 County, in response to a theft of a

 zero-turn mower.

 

 Through an investigation, the mower

 was recovered in Jackson, Mo. We also

 reported that further charges or arrests

 could come from this case.

 

 Today we report an additional arrest

 stemming from the zero-turn mower theft.

 29-year-old male Alex D Dunlap out of

 Cape Girardeau, Mo, was arrested on

 January 7th, 2022, by deputies from the

 Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office.

 

 Subsequently, the Prosecuting Attorney's

 office signed a warrant for the following

 crimes.

 

 Count 1: Class D felony of burglary in

 the second degree

 

 Count 2: Class D felony of stealing

 

 This warrant came with a cash-only bond

 of 15,000.

 

 Dunlap remains incarcerated

 in the Cape Girardeau County Justice Center.

 

 The Charge of an offense is merely an

 accusation and the defendant is presumed

 innocent until and unless proven guilty.