$25,000 worth of lumber stolen was not from Mid-City Lumber, company says

Columbia police reported on Wednesday that lumber was stolen from Mid-City Lumber over a month’s time. Mid-City Lumber reached out to ABC 17 News and said this was not accurate.

You can read their full statement below:

On Wednesday, June 6, the Columbia Police Department reported that Jason Pattillo has been arrested for stealing approximately $25,000 worth of lumber over the course of a month from Mid-City Lumber. This report is inaccurate.

The lumber stolen was not taken from the Mid-City Lumber store, located at 4709 Paris Road as reported, but in fact, was lumber being stored by a contractor who was renting storage space at a facility owned by Mid-City Lumber and located at a different address on Paris Road.

No lumber or any other materials have been stolen from Mid-City Lumber at their 4709 Paris location or at any of their other operating stores in Jefferson City, Boonville or Sedalia.