A Weldon man was arrested today and the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Roanoke Rapids man for the theft of metal, including a scalding vat, which was allegedly sold for scrap.

A scalding vat is used in hog killing. It was stolen from the Highway 903 area of Roanoke Rapids, according to Detective J. Sealey.

York, left, and Hyman.

Today the sheriff’s office arrested 23-year-old Demarius Lamont York and charged him with felony larceny and obtaining property by false pretense.

York was jailed on $2,500 bond and has a March 21 court date.

Investigation of the case has also led to a warrant for the same charges as York being issued for Shadeed Mustafa Hyman, 28, of Roanoke Rapids. He also faces charges of breaking and entering and felony larceny from a case investigated by Detective H. Williams.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Hyman is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office at 252-583-8201 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.