ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Detectives have arrested a Pineville man following reported stolen Honda Pioneer in the Kolin area last week.

Detectives said a 2019 green Honda Pioneer was stolen from the Kolin area between noon and 11 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2025. The vehicle featured a light bar on the front bumper and rear glass, along with a homemade fabricated rear bumper.

Through their ongoing investigation, detectives recovered the stolen side-by-side in the Tioga area on Oct. 29. Shortly afterward, they identified Gauge Michael Kittinger, 27, of Pineville, as the suspect allegedly responsible for taking the vehicle.

Kittinger, who was captured on camera in connection with the theft, was taken into custody without incident by a deputy assigned to the Sheriff’s Warrant Section.

He was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center on charges of theft of a motor vehicle valued between $5,000 and $25,000 and criminal damage to property valued between $1,000 and $25,000.

The investigation was conducted by detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division – Kolin Substation.