Two men who are not students at MSU were charged with burglary of a building Jan. 12 after two computers were reported stolen from an office in Clark Student Center.
Dylan Prouty, 19, and Christopher Tais, 21, of the metroplex, were arrested in Bolin by MSU police who observed them trying to conceal the computers under their jackets at about 7:30 a.m.
According to MSU Chief of Police Dan Williams, each computer cost approximately $1,500.
Authorities said Prouty and Tais had called a cab to take them back to the Ft. Worth area. When the cab arrived, the two gave the driver a different name than they had given when they called.
Williams said this made the driver suspicious. He told the men he would need the cash up front for the cab ride. Prouty and Tais did not produce the cash. The taxi driver called the Wichita Falls dispatcher citing strange behavior on campus.
The men had given a fake name to the cab driver, Williams said.
When questioned by officers, Tais gave them a fake name as well. Both were arrested shortly after.
Both men are still jailed at Wichita Falls County Jail. Prouty is being held on a $20,000 bond. Tais is being held on $21,500 bond, one charge of failure to identify along with the burglary.
