FedEx driver arrested after $62K in stolen packages found in storage unit

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A FedEx delivery driver, Tyran Jackson, has been arrested after authorities say they discovered approximately $62,000 worth of stolen merchandise inside a Baton Rouge storage unit. (Credit: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office)

BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana FedEx delivery driver, who has since been fired, has been arrested after authorities recovered approximately $62,000 worth of stolen merchandise from a Baton Rouge storage unit.

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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said on February 13, property theft detectives were informed of a theft that was originally reported on February 11 involving a FedEx package that was never delivered.

An investigation led detectives to identify Tyran Jackson, 27, as the delivery driver. 

The investigation determined that the stolen package was being kept in a storage unit in the 10500 block of Perkins Road, prompting detectives to secure a search warrant for the unit.

When the warrant was executed, detectives recovered approximately $62,000 worth of stolen FedEx merchandise from the storage unit. 

Following the search and inventory, Jackson was located and taken into custody.

Jackson was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

What they're saying:

"The safety and security of our customers' shipments is a top priority," FedEx said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "We are fully cooperating with authorities in their investigation, and this individual is no longer providing services on behalf of FedEx."

What's next:

This investigation remains ongoing, according to authorities.