SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK)-- A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday after reportedly being caught stealing from a golf course in Smith County.

According to the Smith County Sheriff's Office, the burglary took place around 5:30 a.m. on Friday at the Garden Valley Golf Course. Surveillance footage captured the suspect, identified as Cody Kovarik, inside a maintenance building near the clubhouse, stealing several items.

It was later discovered that Kovarik has a history of committing thefts in Smith County and was listed as a suspect in an unrelated case last month, which is being investigated by the Property Crimes Unit.

On Monday, investigators found Kovarik at an RV park near Lindale and placed him under arrest on an unrelated warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He curren

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