South Carolina truck driver arrested after allegedly stealing 20 tons of chicken he was hired to deliver

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina, with help from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a truck driver accused of stealing thousands of dollars of poultry.

"Thomas was to deliver approximately 41,000 pounds of chicken valued at approximately $80,000. He was arrested with approximately seven pallets loaded with 215 cases of chicken weighing 8,000 pounds remaining. It is believed that Thomas sold about 33,000 pounds of chicken," the sheriff’s office said.

Thomas was ultimately arrested on Nov. 25 during a traffic stop after police were tipped off about the next location where he was allegedly going to sell the chicken. He was believed to be in the process of selling more when he was taken into custody and formally charged with breach of trust and theft.