Stolen tractor recovered, trespasser found sleeping in abandoned camper

Posted on August 10, 2018

A Perry landowner made an unusual discovery on his property on Mattie Carlton Road Wednesday – a large New Holland tractor that didn’t belong to him and a trespasser asleep in an abandoned camper.

The landowner immediately called authorities after finding the tractor, and it was while they were searching the area that the trespasser was found.

PHOTO: A handgun, a receipt for syringes, a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine and additional drug paraphernalia were seized from Christopher Benton.

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