Suspected Polk County swan thief arrested again in South Carolina: 'He ran into trouble,' Grady Judd says

Grady Judd describes latest arrest of suspected swan thief

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explains what led to the latest arrest of Jordan Montoya, a man accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community. Judd says Montoya bonded out of jail and traveled to South Carolina, where he was arrested again.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested again, this time in South Carolina.

Swan theft investigation

The backstory:

Jordan Montoya, 27, and Alfredo Casanova, 29, are suspected of stealing two swans, named Sterling and Luna, along with their eggs from the Highland Village Mobile Home Park on West Brannen Rd. in February.

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The swans and their eggs were later found in South Florida. Both suspects turned themselves in late last month, the sheriff's office said.

Courtesy: Rebecca Zakostelecky.

‘Raspert’ arrested again

Dig deeper:

In a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday, Judd said Montoya bonded out of jail and traveled to Horry County, South Carolina, violating the terms of his release since he wasn't supposed to leave Florida.

Mugshot of Jordan Montoya. Courtesy: Horry County Jail.

Montoya had an arrest warrant for escape out of Volusia County, as well, according to Judd.

Judd also referred to Montoya as a "raspert," a term he coined in 2015, At the time, he defined a raspert as: "A criminal. They're nasty; they're mean; they're conniving; they commit felonies and misdemeanors, and they aggravate the good people of the community."

"This guy's a problem, you know what I'm saying?" Judd said Wednesday. "Well, guess what? He ran into trouble."

Pictured: Sheriff Grady Judd talking about the latest arrest of Jordan Montoya. Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office.

According to Horry County Jail records, Montoya was booked on Tuesday evening and is being held there as of Wednesday morning.

"He ran, but he's just going to jail tired," Judd said.

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The Source: This story was written using information from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, jail records from Horry County, South Carolina, and previous FOX 13 News reports.

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