THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS REPORTING A PUNTA GORDA MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR STEALING EMPTY BEER KEGS FROM TWO PORT CHARLOTTE BUSINESS AND THE MOOSE LODGE. ROAD DEPUTIES REPORTED FIVE KEGS WERE STOLEN FROM JOE CRACKERS ON EL JOBEAN ROAD ON JUNE 3OTH, FIVE FROM THE MOOSE LODGE ON LOVELAND BLVD ON JULY 22ND AND FIVE FROM GATORZ BAR AND GRILL ON TAMIAMI TRAIL ON JULY 24TH. AN INVESTIGATION LED TO THE THIEF BEING IDENTIFIED AS EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD BURL CUTRIGHT IV OF SWEDEN BLVD IN PUNTA GORDA. WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOME ON TUESDAY, HE WAS SEARCHED AND DETECTIVES FOUND HIM IN POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, OXYCODONE, AND A HOLLOWED OUT PEN FOR INHALING CRUSHED PILLS. CUTRIGHT SAID HE SOLD THE KEGS FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS EACH TO SUPPORT HIS DRUG HABIT. HE IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, THREE COUNTS OF PETIT THEFT AND ONE COUNT EACH FOR BURGLARY, POSSESSION OF OXYCODONE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA. HE IS BEING HELD IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL ON $85,000 BOND
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