Jerry Laseter, former fiance and longtime boyfriend of Tanya Tucker, is arrested near Las Vegas area and charged with felony theft. Also arrested is Chrislynn Jones. The Las Vegas Sun reports that a truck carrying $500,000 worth of Tanya’s wardrobe and jewelry was stolen somewhere between Tennessee and Nevada . Laseter takes the truck to the Palace Station Hotel and leaves the keys with a bellman.

The following morning, an associate of Tanya’s picks up the truck and drives it to the Hard Rock Hotel. Nothing is inside the truck except a note that reads: When you are trying to get someone over a barrel, make sure you got a strong barrel. It was punctuated with an expletive. The wardrobe and jewelry are recovered and returned to Tanya.