Man Arrested for Stealing Woman's Rings
By WestKyStar Staff
PADUCAH, KY - A McCracken County man has been arrested after he allegedly stole and pawned two rings.
McCracken County Sheriff's Deputies were called by Joan Bruyens Thursday after she discovered two of her diamond rings were missing. She told detectives that 42-year-old Robert E. Yates had recently been at her home, and the rings were worth over $2,100.
Detectives learned during their investigation that the rings had been pawned for $200 at a local pawn shop. Yates was determined to be responsible for the alleged theft and pawning of the rings. He was arrested and taken to McCracken County Jail.