A local man has been accused of being involved in a theft.

Levi Painter, 20, 1218 E. Second St., was charged on Wednesday with second-degree theft.

According to a police complaint, the defendant was seen on video standing as lookout as a codefendant allegedly reached into a truck and took 250 feet of welding lead.

The welding lead had a value of $1,500, the complaint said.

Second-degree theft is a Class-B felony.

— by Alison Keim