FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County man was arrested after deputies said he rented equipment and sold it to make a profit.
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It happened July 9, at the Home Depot on Hicks Drive in Rome, Georgia.
According to Floyd County deputies, Kerry Aston Howard rented a Ford T250 flatbed truck and JLG 50-foot boom lift. Both items are valued at more than $1,500.
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Authorities said Howard sold the equipment to the victim for $10,000, portraying the equipment as his property.
Floyd County officials said Howard converted the property to his own when he refused to return the equipment and sold it.
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Howard was arrested and charged with theft by taking.
He was booked into the Floyd County jail.
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