The Prentiss County Sheriff's Department has arrested a Jumpertown man on charges of operating a chop shop, said Sheriff Randy Tolar. Henry Lawson, 67, of 49 CR 7149, Booneville, was charged July 10, with operating a chop shop, possessing, selling or transferring an automobile or automobile part with a switched vehicle identification number (VIN) and actual switching of the VIN plate, Tolar said. He is free on $25,000 bond. The investigation began about a month ago. A search warrant was executed at a residence at 35 CR 7149 where law enforcement officers seized two Chevrolet trucks, both of which had switched VIN plates, Tolar said. One of the trucks, a gold 2001 extended cab four-door Chevrolet Silverado, had been reported stolen April 25 from Logan's Restaurant in Tupelo. "I confirmed the person possessing the truck had purchased it from Henry Lawson," he said. The truck reported stolen April 25, had already been titled to another person by May 4 and had a switched VIN. After the residence at CR 7149 was searched, a search warrant was obtained for Lawson's residence and premises, also on CR 7149. "At that point we recovered parts to at least four different vehicles that have been reported stolen over the course of the last year or so," Tolar said. "Three were stolen within the state of Mississippi and one from Illinois." A second search warrant was executed at Lawson's residence/shop July 10, with additional items seized. Lawson has had numerous convictions for auto theft type activities, both in Illinois and Mississippi, he said. His last charges were involving federal charges out of the western district of Tennessee. He had been out of prison about three years and came off federal parole earlier this year, he continued. Three other people were brought in for questioning but have not been charged at this time.The entire case will be presented to the next Prentiss County grand jury in October and there may be other charges forthcoming.