WAYNE COUNTY — A 50-year-old Rinard man has been named as a suspect in the theft of a tractor from a Centralia dealership.

Michael T. Nosek is alleged to have sold a $30,000 tractor at a Mt. Erie consignment auction. When the man who purchased the tractor discovered the serial numbers had been removed he contacted law enforcement who confirmed the tractor had been stolen from the Reichmann Brothers dealership in Centralia.

Nosek is free pending the filing of charges.