Athens Police: Man arrested for stealing a $450,000 tractor, evading officers during slow-speed joyride Police said a particularly bizarre incident unfolded Sunday in McMinn County involving a stolen tractor, mysterious texts, and a man who claimed he did no wrong. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:54 PM EST January 28, 2021 MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — McMinn County officers said they had their hands full Sunday after a bizarre series of events led police, deputies and state troopers on a tractor-hunt and low-speed chase around the county. Athens Police arrested Broderick Arnett, 40, from Riceville Sunday and accused him of stealing a $450,000 tractor and damaging a metal fence in the process.