MITCHELL — A Mitchell man was arrested Tuesday after police say surveillance video captured him stealing an outdoor delivery table from a local therapy center.
Lee R. Hursey, 55, of Mitchell, was arrested on Sept. 15, 2026, by the Mitchell Police Department and remanded to the Lawrence County Jail. He faces a preliminary charge of theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Mitchell Police Detective Cody Grogan, officers responded to Sunshine ABA Therapy, located at 1309 West Main Street, following a report of stolen property.
Facility staff provided police with security video showing a bald male driving an older-model white square-body Chevrolet pickup truck with black side skirts and wheel wells. The footage showed the man walk up to the front door, flip an outdoor package delivery table onto its side, scan his surroundings twice, load the table into the truck bed, and drive away.
Staff noted that online replacement estimates for the stolen delivery table range between $400 and $2,000.
Recognizing the distinct pickup truck from previous city patrols, Detective Grogan canvassed the area and quickly located the vehicle parked outside an apartment building on North 6th Street.
Dispatch verified that the truck’s handicap license plate was registered to Hursey, whose driver’s license photo matched the individual seen on the surveillance recording.
Upon making contact at Hursey’s residence, officers located him inside the apartment. When informed that he had been captured on camera taking the table, Hursey reportedly admitted to taking it, pointing out that the table was in his kitchen.
Hursey told police he assumed taking the table was permissible because it had been outside for a long time and he believed the building was vacant.
He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Lawrence County Jail.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This article is based on the information provided in the probable cause affidavit and does not represent a final determination of guilt or innocence.
