Jones Posts Rewards In Trailer Theft

A campaign trailer with Republican Gary Jones' name in 7-foot high letters disappeared over the weekend from behind a Tecumseh office building and Jones on Tuesday offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to its return and another $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the thief. Jones also said that if the trailer is returned, undamaged, within 72 hours, he will not pursue the theft with authorities. The $4,000 rolling billboard belongs to a friend of Jones; it was loaned to him for use in the campaign. The trailer has become a familiar fixture at parades. It apparently was stolen late Friday or early Saturday from the hometown of Jones' opponent, incumbent Democrat Jeff McMahan. McMahan said he and his wife saw the trailer behind the office building about 9 p.m. Friday night. He said he knows nothing about the theft. Jones said he won't speculate on who might have stolen the trailer, or whether the theft has a political motive: "You have to give people the benefit of the doubt. But it makes you wonder," he said.

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