FRANKLIN — A Jeanerette juvenile was arrested Monday by the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office and charged with stealing and abandoning a tractor. 

According to a statement from the department, a detective was provided information on a possible juvenile suspect from deputies working on a report that a tractor had been moved without authorization. 

During the investigation, the detective met with the 15-year-old juvenile and his guardians, and learned he did operate and move the tractor, abandoning it in a sugar cane field, according to the statement. 

The juvenile was arrested and subsequently released to the guardians pending juvenile court proceedings.