Two Jackson men accused of stealing from a business were held without bail Friday morning.

Patrick Scott, 36, and Bobby Amos, 46, were arrested around 4 p.m. Thursday and charged with felony shoplifting, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

Just before 4 p.m., Scott reportedly walked in a business on the 600 block of U.S. Highway 80 and picked up a displayed commercial grade Stihl chainsaw with a 24-inch bar valued at more than $1,200, he said. Scott then ran out of the store with the piece of machinery and got in a white 2003 GMC Yukon driven by Amos, Pace said.

Sgt. Jonathan Hern stopped the vehicle headed eastbound on U.S. Highway 80 within minutes and the chainsaw was recovered, he said.

 

Man held for having substance

A man accused of having ownership of a controlled substance was held without bail Thursday.

David Evans, 30, was arrested at 2:45 p.m. Thursday during a traffic stop at Cherry and West Magnolia streets and charged with possession of a controlled substance, Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams said.