Six People Busted In Stone County Property Raids; Heavy Equipment, Drugs Recovered:

Six people have been charged with receiving stolen property/and or theft after two properties in Stone County were raided following the theft of heavy equipment.   On October 7th a man called authorities to a report vehicles, appliances, tools and heavy equipment had been stolen from his property.  The following day a mechanic who worked on the victims equipment reported that he spotted some of the stolen equipment.    Our detectives and road deputies then executed a search warrant at a tract of land located at Joes Lane in Reeds Spring.  Detectives recovered two dump trucks, a pothole patching machine, a track hoe, a gravel plant, one soft drink vending machine and a road grader blade during that search.   Investigators went back to the 21636 Old Highway 160 property on October 20th and recovered a .22 caliber rifle, a 2006 Ford F-150, a 2006 Gulfstream Conquest Camper, power company tools, a metal cutting saw and items used to assorted drug paraphernalia.   That raid led authorities to another property located at 21636 Old Highway 160 in Reeds Spring where detectives found eight rifles, three pistols, ammunition, power company tools, 15 open vehicle titles, "Brass Knuckles" and meth making material.   The following people were arrested in the raids: Clinton Hyde, 44, from Galena MO, who was held for: Clinton Hyde (mug shot SCSO) ·         24 Hold for Receiving Stolen Property - $500.00 or More - a Class C Felony. - Kevin Chambers, 29, from Reeds Spring MO, was charged with: Kevin Chambers (mug shot SCSO) ·         Receiving Stolen Property - $500.00 or More - a Class C Felony. Bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety. ·         Possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana. Bond was set at $25,000 cash only. ·         Theft/stealing (value of property or services is $500 or more but less than $25,000) Bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety. - Danny Carnett, 58, of Reeds Spring MO was charged with: - Danny Carnett (mug shot SCSO) ·         Receiving Stolen Property - $500.00 or More - a Class C Felony. Bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety. - Dustin Stacy, 29, of Reeds Spring MO was charged with: Dustin Stacy (mug shot SCSO) ·         Receiving Stolen Property - $500.00 or More - a Class C Felony. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety. - Lloyd Hightower, 66, of Reeds Spring MO was charged with: - Lloyd Hightower (mug shot SCSO) ·         Receiving Stolen Property - $500.00 or More - a Class C Felony. ·         Possession of a Concealable Firearm a Class C Felony Combined Bond is set at $25,000 cash or surety. - Norma Hightower, 63, of Reeds Spring MO was charged with: - Norma Hightower (mug shot SCSO) ·         Receiving Stolen Property - $500.00 or More - a Class C Felony. Bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety. -

Sheriff Richard Hill says detectives are following leads in the case and that more arrests in the alleged theft ring are expected.