Timber Company Owner Arrested on Multiple Charges in Timber Theft Investigation

Timber company owner arrested on multiple charges in timber theft investigation

CLAYTON, NC (WWAY) — A Clayton man has been arrested and faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges following a more than two-year investigation into alleged timber theft involving victims in five North Carolina counties, according to the N.C. Forest Service. Joel Blake Lee, 55, owner and operator of Frontier Timber, Inc., was arrested Wednesday and charged with a total of 26 offenses, including felony counts of larceny of timber, larceny of …

Clayton Timber Company Owner Charged in Multi-County Timber Theft Investigation

CLAYTON, N.C. — The owner of a Clayton timber company has been arrested following a lengthy investigation into alleged timber thefts and fraud involving multiple property owners in five North Carolina counties. Joel Blake Lee, 55, of Peele Road, Clayton, owner and operator of Frontier Timber, Inc., was arrested Wednesday by law enforcement officers with […]

Clayton Man Charged in Timber Thefts

Forest Service investigators have charged a Clayton man with multiple counts of timber theft and exploitation of senior adults. Joel Blake Lee, 55, was arrested this morning (July 8) on