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Man faces felony fuel theft charges
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man faces several felony charges following a fuel theft investigation in Mississippi County.
Donald Jacob Cissell, 29, is charged with two counts of unlawful use/possession of a device associated with transporting combustible fuel, class C felonies punishable upon conviction by up to seven years in the Department of Corrections. Cissell is also charged with stealing-- third or subsequent stealing related offense, a class D felony.
According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, the investigation began early this month when Chief Deputy Charlie Marcum was contacted about several gallons of fuel stolen from a rural Mississippi County business.
Upon his arrival, Marcum met with the business owner and learned two incidents had been captured by the farm's surveillance system. At that time, Marcum contacted Deputy Cory Hutcheson to assist in retrieving the video, and from those recordings, the deputies identified the suspect as Donald "Jacob" Cissell.
The following morning, Hutcheson submitted a report detailing the thefts and obtained a warrant for Cissell's arrest.
That warrant was served Friday afternoon after Deputy Marc Tragesser spotted Cissell traveling in a vehicle used in one of the thefts.
Despite being off-duty and in his personal vehicle, Tragesser notified uniformed officers of Cissell's location and trailed the suspect until they arrived at a Bertrand residence.
For the complete story, see the Sunday edition of the Standard Democrat.