Jacksonville, Fl. — The owner of two Jacksonville businesses has been arrested for his part in a multi-state cargo theft ring, amounting to more than $1 million in stolen property.
William Shepard Ellison, the owner of Shep’s Chicken and Auction House and Shep’s Discount Store on Jacksonville’s Westside, is accused of selling stolen property brought to him by three other suspects.
Pedro Hernandez and Lewis Dominguez are both in custody for stealing semi-trucks, trailers and cargo and taking the property to Ellison, while another suspect, Juan Quintana, remains on the loose.
This isn't Ellison's first run-in with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, either. He was arrested on gun charges more than a year ago, after two shotguns were found in his home. As a convicted felon, Ellison is barred from possessing firearms.