Kingsport man arrested for stealing tractor

The Washington County TN Sheriff’s Office said that 32 year old Matthew Dakota Stanley of Kingsport is facing various charges after allegedly stealing a tractor. Deputies responded to Suncrest Drive just after 5 p.m. on March 31 after a neighbor saw a vehicle towing her neighbor’s stolen tractor. Witnesses told police that the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Stanley, disconnected the trailer from his vehicle and left it and the stolen tractor in a field. Deputies located Stanley nearby and arrested him. During the arrest, Deputies found drug related items, the tractors ignition switch and burglary tools. Stanley faces multiple drug charges and charges related to the theft. He was transported to the Washington County detention center and will be in court Thursday.