Texas Man Charged in Skittles Heist
By Associated Press
Mon May 14, 11:23 PM
DALLAS - A little candy can add up to a rainbow of trouble.
A man caught removing tires from a truck has been charged with stealing the tractor-trailer containing $250,000 worth of Skittles, police said.
Seven pallets of the 28 in the truck are still missing, authorities said. Alan Chavez, 22, has been charged with first-degree felony theft. It was unclear Monday whether he had a lawyer.
Chavez said he had paid someone else $500 for the truck's rims and tires, police said. The truck has an estimated value of $85,000, and the trailer's value is $30,000.
(This version CORRECTS that the truck contained $250,000 worth of Skittles, instead of saying the man was charged with stealing that amount.)
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