Shannon Dale Wheat, 49 of Rome, was arrested this week after reports said he trespassed on property at Jim Lee Drive and helped another person try to steal a 2022 Down Dump Trailer.
The trailer was valued at $10,000.
Police said that Wheat went to the victim’s home where the trailer was backed into the carport and assigned two others by guiding the truck up the driveway in an effort to connect the trucks tow hitch with the receiver end of the trailer.
Wheat is charged with criminal trespass, criminal attempt to commit a felony, failure to appear and probation violation.
