Man arrested for attempting to steal a vessel

A 38-year-old Huntington, West Virginia man was arrested Thursday after he tried to steal a dinghy worth approximately $10,000 from a Key Largo boatyard.

Jeremy Lynn Shingleton was charged with attempted vessel theft.

The Sheriff’s Office was called to the Catamaran Boat Yard at approximately 9 a.m. regarding a trespasser. Witnesses stated the suspect, later identified as Shingleton, tried to steal a dinghy, but they confronted him and he left on foot prior to the Sheriff’s Office arrival.

Shingleton was found shortly thereafter and taken to jail.

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