A man from Kansas City, Missouri was arrested Tuesday night in Fremont County, after allegedly attempting to steal a semi from an area near Percival. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports 42-year old James Bradley Mall was taken into custody at around 7:35-p.m., for Operating a Motor Vehicle without Owner’s Consent. Mall was being held at the Fremont County Jail on $2,000 bond.

James B. Mall

His arrest followed a report at around 6:48-p.m., about a disabled vehicle off I-29 at mile marker 14, and a man seen walking along the interstate.  Upon the deputy’s arrival, the male was unable to be located. About 45-minutes later, deputies were called to the area of the 2000 block of 195th Ave in Percival, for a report of a male, matching the same description, attempting to steal a semi. The caller advised his semi was warming up in his driveway when a male entered the semi and tried unsuccessfully to shift the semi into gear. The male then left the scene, walking to a nearby house.

Soon afterward, Deputies made contact with the male, who was subsequently identified as James Mall.