Russellville jewelry theft suspect arrested in Texas

RUSSELVILLE, AR – Officials from the Russellville Police Department have arrested a man suspected of robbing a jewelry store in April.

According to reports, the Russellville Police Department got a call about a theft at Lee Ann’s Jewelry Fine Jewelry store yesterday around 12:13 PM on April 16. The suspect, described by witnesses as a tall, slender man with tattoos on his arms, and later identified as Lynn Milam, had fled the scene by the time police arrived. Police say the suspect had taken an undisclosed amount of merchandise from the store.

Lynn Milam was later arrested in Kimble County, Texas. Officials say he was found in a vehicle that has been reported stolen out of Pope County. Milam has unrelated warrants out for his arrest in Conway County.

The investigation is ongoing.