Pima County man Gary Lynn Nixon accused of operating chop shop
Gary Lynn Nixon.
Photographer: Pima County Sheriff's Department
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 11/12/2012
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By: Associated Press
TUCSON, AZ - Authorities in Pima County say a 30-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of operating a chop shop.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department says they discovered the chop shop while investigating the burglary of a home Wednesday in which weapons, jewelry, a computer and other items totaling nearly $29,000 in value had been stolen.
The agency says it was led to another home owned by 30-year-old Gary Lynn Nixon during the investigation.
Investigators say a search of the home turned up several laptops and four stolen vehicles that were in various stages of disassembly.
Nixon was booked on four counts of theft of a means of transportation and one count of owning or operating a chop shop.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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