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CITY, ND – (NewsDakota.com) A Minnesota man was arrested in Barnes County and faces a number of charges including Theft of a Motor Vehicle stemming from an incident at the Sibley boat landing early Thursday morning.

Sheriff Randy McClaflin says the owner of the pickup told deputies that he was fishing with a friend when his buddy took off with his pickup and boat trailer hitched to his vehicle.

McClaflin says deputies on patrol were able to locate the stolen vehicle north of Valley City and arrested 33 year-old Dieter Soetebier of Hendrum, Minnesota. 

Additional charges against Soetebier are pending according to the Barnes County State’s Attorney Office.