Man who stole pickup struck, tried using credit cards in it arrested

A man who stole a pickup truck in Sharp County in 2021, drove it to Mountain Home and tried unsuccessfully to use credit cards that were in the truck in Walmart to purchase items has been arrested. The man, 44-year-old Mossy Trey Oaks, who now lists an address in Springdale, turned himself in at the Baxter County Detention Center last Wednesday evening and is facing 14 charges.
According to the probable cause affidavit from the Mountain Home Police Department, the victim reported her truck was stolen which included a cell phone, her purse, and her husband’s wallet which contained multiple credit cards. They cancelled the credit cards, but were notified that evening someone had tried to use them at the Mountain Home Walmart store.

Mountain Home police obtained surveillance video which showed Oaks pulling into the store parking lot in the stolen truck. He is later seen at the self check out trying to pay for merchandise with the victim’s credit cards. After several unsuccessful attempts, he leaves the cart of merchandise and leaves the store.

Oaks, who at that time listed a Little Rock address, was later arrested and faced charges of theft of property and fraudulent use of a credit card. Through a negotiated plea deal, Oaks pleaded guilty to the theft of property charge and the fraudulent use of a credit card charge was nolle prossed. He was sentenced to 12 months in the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

For the crimes in Mountain Home, Oaks is facing seven felony counts each of second degree forgery and criminal attempt to commit theft of property. His bond is set at $10,000.

Oaks was formerly known as Bradley Cleon Gann. Under that alias he had eight felony arrests dating back to 1999 in Baxter, Mari
on, Fulton, Sharp, Mississippi and Garland counties. Charges included commercial burglary, theft of property, theft by receiving, breaking or entering, possession of firearms by certain persons, financial fraud, resisting arrest, fleeing, fleeing on foot, criminal mischief, furnishing prohibited articles and reckless driving.

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