SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a suspect in connecting with stealing gas from a rural home.

A resident in the 500 Block of North Niles Road reported gas was taken from a storage tank on January 9 and 16, according to Saline County Sheriff’s Captain Roger Soldan.

On Saturday deputies staked out the location from a nearby dead end road and just before 7a.m. Jason Buster, 31, Salina, showed up in a car with an empty gas tank and five empty gas cans.

Buster was arrested before he could take any gas.

He is being held on requested charges of theft, attempted theft, trespassing, and an illegal tag on his car.