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Ex-Sidney man arrested in theft of fire truck

A former Sidney man faces theft charges after allegedly stealing a fire truck from the National Forest Service in Chadron.

Aaron Timmons, 25, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, a class III felony. Timmons previously lived in Sidney, but had moved to Moberly, Mo. He had recently returned to Nebraska to be a National Guardsman in Chadron.

He is being held on $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Cheyenne County Court for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 15.

According to court documents, Timmons allegedly stole the truck after midnight on Sept. 28 and drove to Sidney because of family i...

 

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