Crime & Safety

Pasco Deputies Apprehend Accused ATV Thief

The Spring Hills man was being sought after a witness identified him in the theft of a Honda Pioneer 700 ATV in Shady Hills.

HUDSON, FLβ€”A Spring Hill man is under arrest for vehicle theft and possession of methamphetamine after Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies caught up with him at a Circle K in Hudson.

Barry Wayne Parton, 40, of 18216 Alexson St., Spring Hill, was being sought by the sheriff’s office after a witness identified him in the theft of a Honda Pioneer 700 ATV in Shady Hills.

When deputies found Parton at the Circle K on Monday and placed him under arrest for vehicle theft, they discovered a syringe containing methamphetamine in his pocket.

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