By Ray King
Two Pine Bluff men were arrested Wednesday following an investigation into the theft of scrap metal.
Preston Henderson, 39, and Jeffrey Rhodes, 54, were taken into custody after police found the vehicle the men used in the theft on Middle Warren Road.
During a court hearing Friday, Deputy Prosecutor Ty Spradlin said Officer Mike Merritt responded to the reported theft and took a report.
Detective Corey Wilfong reported that he questioned Henderson who waived his right to an attorney and agreed to make a statement.
Rhodes was also questioned and said he did not tell Henderson that he had permission to take the scrap metal and said the metal was worth more than the $38 the men were paid.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set a $5,000 bond for Henderson, who has no prior convictions or pending charges, and a $25,000 bond for Rhodes, who has two prior felony convictions. Both men were told to come back to court March 28.
