Man charged with stealing from own son

The suspect, James Sartain Sr., 59, was arrested here on felony theft charges out of Cheatham County last week for the incident which allegedly happened some time last month at his son?s Coopertown farm.

According to Coopertown police, Sartain was at his son?s farm spending the day when he told them he was going to leave to get something to eat.

However, police suspect Sartain then went into his son?s house and stole over $40,000 worth of jewelry, bonds, and cash. A large portion of the cash came from a bonus received by the younger Sartain for his recent service in Iraq.

Investigators caught up to the senior Sartain at his home in Rock Island after they say he had taken a two-week jaunt around the country, spending all but a small amount of the cash. There is reportedly an image captured of Sartain inside a casino in Tunica, Miss., as lawmen believe he may have used some of the stolen money to pay off gambling debts.