A Chuckey man was served at the Greene County Detention Center on Tuesday with a warrant that charged him with theft over $1,000, but less than $10,000, in connection with the March theft of tools from a Chuckey contracting firm.

A warrant filed by Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Mike Fincher charged that Jack Ranier Bitzer, 48, of 70 Davis Lane, Chuckey, with the theft of tools valued at $2,380 from Parkway Contractors on March 27.

The tools allegedly were sold to another man by Bitzer, according to the arrest warrant.

Bond for Bitzer was set at $5,000. He was scheduled to make an initial appearance today in General Sessions Court today.