Three men were arrested early Tuesday morning after a log splitter was stolen from a Columbus business. Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department, says that officers were called to Rural King on National Road at approximately 3:15 a.m. in regards to an exterior alarm. When officers arrived, they reportedly found that a log splitter, valued at approximately $1,500, was missing from near the front of the store.

A short time later, Harris says that a Bartholomew

County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a truck carrying a new log splitter on a trailer on Washington Street near Riverside Drive. After confirming the equipment was stolen, the three men inside the truck were arrested. Police arrested 23-years-old Jacob R. Edwards, of Freetown, 25-year-old Paul E. Browder, of Columbus and 41 year-old Michael E. Kelly, of Columbus. Each of the men are facing a preliminary charge of Theft. In addition,

Browder also faces a preliminary charge of Possession of Marijuana.