Arrested: Higgins,
James A.; 32 year of age male, Transient
Charges: 2 counts of
vehicle prowling, making false and misleading statements to police, disorderly
conduct, criminal trespassSynopsis:
On 8-24-2013 at about 11:20 AM Richland officers responded
to the area of the Columbia Park Trail Marina, 1776 CPT, for a call of an
unknown male rummaging through boats on two different docks that are not open
to the public.
Upon arrival officers contacted Higgins under the steering
column of a boat removing electronics.
He initially identified himself as the boat’s owner from a registration
found in the dashboard. Higgins was
displaying signs of being under the influence of drugs. Higgins was found to be in possession of a
number of items.
After Higgins was arrested one of the boat owners was contacted
and identified a bag of tools, an anchor, trolling motor controller, a fishing
rod and reel, 2 life vests, dock hook, oar, and miscellaneous hand tools all
had been removed from his boat. They
were found on the boat Higgins was arrested off of and returned to the owner.
Higgins was transported to the Benton County jail where he
was booked on the above listed charges.Contact Capt. Mike Cobb, 942-7362, for additional information.
