Westminster: man charged after three separate trailer thefts
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Westminster man arrested, charged after three separate trailer thefts in December, deputies say

James Joseph Haight has been charged with two counts of grand larceny and one count of petit larceny

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Oconee County Sheriff's Office
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SOURCE: Oconee County Sheriff's Office
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Westminster man arrested, charged after three separate trailer thefts in December, deputies say

James Joseph Haight has been charged with two counts of grand larceny and one count of petit larceny

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Westminster man with three trailer thefts after his arrest Tuesday, according to Master Deputy Jimmy Watt. James Joseph Haight, 48, from Westminster has been charged with two counts of grand larceny and one count of petit larceny, Watt said.Watt said Haight was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:38 p.m. Tuesday. Haight also had an arrest warrant on a charge of Petit Larceny from the Westminster Police Department, according to Watt.Watt said, according to arrest warrants, Haight stole a 5x9 utility trailer from an address on Clearmont Road near Westminster sometime in early December of 2021. In early December of last year, Haight stole a Top Hat Dump Trailer from an address on Hefner Road and S. Highway 11 near Walhalla, according to Watt.Haight has been charged with stealing a homemade utility trailer and three appliances from an address on Crossroads Drive in Seneca on or about Dec. 27 of last year, according to Watt.Watt said investigators believe that Haight may be involved in some additional trailer thefts inside Oconee County.Investigators would like to speak with anyone who has had a utility trailer stolen or anyone who may have bought a utility trailer from Haight, Watt said.According to Watt, Haight remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center on a combined $17,000 surety bond on the Sheriff’s Office charges and was given a $1,087.50 personal recognizance bond on the Westminster Police Department charge.Anyone who has had a utility trailer theft or may have bought a utility trailer from 48-year-old James Joseph Haight is asked to call Investigator Clay Sheriff with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at 864-638-4111.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Westminster man with three trailer thefts after his arrest Tuesday, according to Master Deputy Jimmy Watt.

James Joseph Haight, 48, from Westminster has been charged with two counts of grand larceny and one count of petit larceny, Watt said.

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Watt said Haight was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:38 p.m. Tuesday.

Haight also had an arrest warrant on a charge of Petit Larceny from the Westminster Police Department, according to Watt.

Watt said, according to arrest warrants, Haight stole a 5x9 utility trailer from an address on Clearmont Road near Westminster sometime in early December of 2021.

In early December of last year, Haight stole a Top Hat Dump Trailer from an address on Hefner Road and S. Highway 11 near Walhalla, according to Watt.

Haight has been charged with stealing a homemade utility trailer and three appliances from an address on Crossroads Drive in Seneca on or about Dec. 27 of last year, according to Watt.

Watt said investigators believe that Haight may be involved in some additional trailer thefts inside Oconee County.

Investigators would like to speak with anyone who has had a utility trailer stolen or anyone who may have bought a utility trailer from Haight, Watt said.

According to Watt, Haight remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center on a combined $17,000 surety bond on the Sheriff’s Office charges and was given a $1,087.50 personal recognizance bond on the Westminster Police Department charge.

Anyone who has had a utility trailer theft or may have bought a utility trailer from 48-year-old James Joseph Haight is asked to call Investigator Clay Sheriff with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at 864-638-4111.