JONESBORO, Ark. — A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a golf cart from the Arkansas State University campus, authorities said. Surveillance footage was instrumental in helping law enforcement track the vehicle through the city.
Caleb Deshawn Quinn is accused of stealing the golf cart, which had been leased for the football season by the A-State Alumni Association. According to a probable cause affidavit, the cart, valued at $4,750, was taken from the parking lot of A-State’s baseball stadium early on Sept. 14. The documentation states university police reviewed security footage showing Quinn and two other individuals approaching the cart at approximately 3:37 a.m.
Investigators allege that the cart was moved toward Embassy Suites before Quinn drove it off campus onto Red Wolf Boulevard. Shortly afterward, a black Chevrolet Malibu also departed the area, the affidavit says.
The affidavit further states that Quinn drove the cart to Johnson Avenue, where it met the Malibu at a gas station. One of the two other suspects reportedly exited the car and joined Quinn on the cart. Using additional surveillance footage, including a Jonesboro Police Department camera at Cedar Heights Drive and Melrose Street, police reported tracking the cart’s movement west on Belt Street and south onto State Street.
Officers located the stolen cart around 11 a.m. on Sept. 15, reportedly being driven on Cedar Heights Drive. Police also apprehended Quinn, the other two suspects, and the Malibu shortly thereafter on State Street.
Quinn is charged with theft of a vehicle valued between $1,000 and $5,000, a Class D felony, court filings show. Judge Barbara Halsey set his bond at $35,000 cash or surety in an order issued Sept. 16. His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 26 at 8:30 a.m.
The case remains under investigation, and all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.