Traffic stop leads to arrest for theft in Calloway County

CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A New Concord man faces theft charges after a traffic stop early Friday morning.

Jesse Parker, 34, of New Concord faces charges of theft by unlawful taking- firearm (Class D felony) and theft by unlawful taking-all other.

Calloway County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on May 17 around 3 a.m.

They found that Parker had an outstanding arrest warrant.

The warrant stemmed from an incident reported on March 2 in which the victim claimed that Parker had taken a firearm and other property without returning them.

Despite multiple attempts to contact Parker, authorities were unable to reach him. That led to the issuance of the warrant.

Parker was arrested and taken to the Calloway County Detention Center.