Police said they arrested a man wanted for theft in Whiteside County, Illinois while he was at a casino in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Investigators arrested Jackie Ferguson, 35, of Tampico at about 10 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013.
A warrant said Ferguson was accused of possessing stolen copper wire taken from a business in Sterling, Illinois. He was charged with one count of theft over $300 and one count of criminal damage to property over $300 in connection with the August 2012 case.
Ferguson was moved to the Whiteside County Jail Monday, February 11, 2013 where he was held in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Ferguson was scheduled to appear in Whiteside County Court February 14, 2013.