The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Ark City man early Monday morning in connection with burglary and theft from a motor vehicle.
According to a news release from the ACPD, Curtis Lewayne Sedam Jr., 31, was arrested on suspicion of one felony count of burglary of a motor vehicle, as well as one misdemeanor count each of criminal carrying of a weapon and theft.
He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield on a bond of $5,500 through Cowley County District Court in Ark City.
Sedam remained in custody at the time of this release.
Officers were dispatched about 8:40 a.m. Monday to the 1100 block of North First Street for a report of a suspicious man in white hat, looking inside of vehicles. He reportedly entered a white pickup truck.
Police located the parked truck, with Sedam in its passenger seat. The truck’s owner was located and he told officers that he did not know Sedam, who did not have permission to be inside his truck.
When Sedam was found, he was wearing a white hat that also was allegedly stolen from the truck.
Sedam, who was found in possession of brass knuckles, was taken into custody without incident.
