During the evening hours of Thursday, October 15, 2015 at around 8:00 P.M. the CHP received an anonymous tip from a concerned citizen about a person driving a tractor from a Caltrans work site on Highway 41 south of Victoria Lane.
When CHP arrived on the scene they observed Christopher Allen Cervantes, 43, of Oakhurst driving a yellow 2010 John Deere backhoe down a dirt driveway. They proceeded to stop the vehicle and apprehended Mr. Cervantes.
The CHP contacted a Caltrans supervisor who confirmed that Mr. Cervantes did not have permission to operate the backhoe.
Christopher Cervantes was arrested for Theft and Unlawful Taking or Driving of a Vehicle and booked into the Madera County Jail.
Source: CHP
