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GAINESVILLE – A Hawthorne man with multiple felony convictions was arrested Tuesday morning after Gainesville Police recovered a stolen tractor worth more than $30,000.

Christopher Green, 44, was taken into custody at 11:25 a.m. on July 29, 2025, after the victim spotted his stolen Kubota tractor being hauled through Gainesville on a trailer pulled by a yellow truck, according to a police report.

The victim told police he had left the tractor at his business on the 900 block of Northwest 13th Street on July 22 and discovered it missing the following evening. A week later, he reported seeing the tractor in transit and contacted law enforcement. Officers stopped the vehicle near the intersection of Northwest 10th Street and Northwest 4th Place.

The truck’s driver, who works for Green’s landscaping and tree-trimming company, told officers that Green had instructed him to return a rented stump grinder and pick up the tractor in Newberry. He denied knowledge of the theft and said he realized he was being followed by the victim while transporting the tractor.

According to police, serial numbers had been partially removed from the Kubota, but one intact number confirmed the victim as the registered owner. Before that confirmation, Green reportedly told officers he had purchased the tractor through Facebook Marketplace about a month earlier but was unable to provide any records of the transaction. When informed the tractor was confirmed stolen, Green requested an attorney.

Officers also reported that the truck used to transport the tractor was unregistered.

Green is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle valued at more than $20,000. Records show he has eight prior felony convictions, including two for violent offenses, and has served three state prison sentences. He was most recently released in January 2024 and is currently on federal probation for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $25,000.

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