Former director of Nebraska bus service arrested on theft charges in Texas

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The former director of a Nebraska bus service wanted on theft charges was caught on Friday, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office says.

Around 9:30 a.m., Jeffrey Stewart – the former director of the North Fork Area Transit – was arrested in Brownsville, Texas.

Stewart voluntarily crossed the border from Mexico and turned himself in to U.S. Border Patrol, authorities said.

Stewart, who is accused of stealing funds from the transit service, is awaiting extradition back to Nebraska.