On January 5th, a Lane County Sheriff’s deputy took a report of a large monetary theft from the Lane County Livestock Association. The case was forwarded to the property crimes detective for follow up. During the follow up investigation, the detective determined the money had been stolen by Kevin Douglas Smith, 52, of Springfield. The total amount stolen was around $96,000 dollars.
On May 20th, Smith was arrested for Aggravated Theft in the First Degree.