Man wanted by Opp police caught

Published 12:00 am Saturday, November 23, 2013

A third man has been arrested in connection with the theft of signs and approximately 32 fuel pumps taken from a facility on Saunders Road last week.

According to a news release from Opp Chief of Police Michael McDonald, Curtis Lamar Harrelson, 44, of Opp, was taken into custody at a residence in southern Crenshaw County Friday at 9:02 a.m. by Opp Police Department investigators and members of the Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force.

Harrelson was listed as wanted by OPD and has been charged with one count of burglary in the third degree and two counts of theft of property in the second degree.

Also arrested in connection with the thefts were 46-year-old Ray Hartzog, of Andalusia, and 43-year-old William Davis of Opp. Both men were taken into custody last week.

Hartzog was charged with theft of property in the first degree, and was held on a $30,000 bond. Davis was charged with burglary in the third degree and theft of property in the first degree, and was held on a $40,000 bond.

Harrelson was remanded to the Covington County jail and was held on a $70,000 bond.