A FedEx driver in Louisiana has found himself on the wrong side of the law after being charged with the theft of packages valued at tens of thousands of dollars. According to local authorities, these items were hidden away in a nearby storage shed.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office property theft detectives initiated an investigation on February 13, following a report that a package scheduled for delivery two days earlier had mysteriously vanished, as detailed in a Facebook post by the authorities.
This inquiry led detectives to zero in on 27-year-old Tyran Jackson, a FedEx delivery driver, who emerged as the primary suspect in the ongoing investigation.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office officials reported that Jackson was apprehended for allegedly pilfering around $62,000 worth of undelivered packages in Baton Rouge.
Further investigation revealed that the missing package was traced to a storage unit located in the 10500 block of Perkins Road in Baton Rouge. Upon executing a search warrant at the site, investigators unearthed approximately $62,000 worth of FedEx merchandise that had been illicitly stashed away in the storage unit.
While executing a search warrant for the storage unit, investigators discovered approximately $62,000 worth of stolen FedEx merchandise inside the unit.
Police shared pictures of the stolen items found in the storage unit. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office)
Photos shared by the police department show piles of boxes, including a Nike footwear box and large quantities of cigars, along with other smoking supplies.Â
Following the discovery and cataloging of the items, Jackson was subsequently located and taken into custody, police said.
“We are no longer seeking additional victims, as the majority of the stolen items were in FedEx’s care, custody, and control at the time of the theft,” the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “As such, the items in question were returned to FedEx.”
Police shared a picture of some of the stolen items found in the storage unit. It included smoking supplies and cigars. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office)
Jackson was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one charge of felony theft.
“The safety and security of our customers’ shipments is a top priority,” a FedEx spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We are fully cooperating with authorities in their investigation, and this individual is no longer providing services on behalf of FedEx.”
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