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The Stevens County Sheriff's Office said deputies found the
missing log cabin in a rural area near Springdale after
receiving information about its whereabouts.
"It was stolen. We do have suspects," said Steven County Sheriff
Kendle Allen, who added that it appears the suspects had been
living in the building.
"We have search warrants and deputies are examining the
property," he said.
Allen described the cabin as a very small, 10-foot by 20-foot
weekend hunting shed that can be moved with a truck. He said it
was located about five miles from where it was stolen and had
been placed on a makeshift foundation.
The cabin's owner, Chris-Haney Hempel, said she and her family
discovered the building missing on Tuesday, about two weeks
after they last used it. She thinks it was stolen with a flatbed
truck sometime around March 25.
"The gate (to the property) was cut. And there were some tracks
around back. It looked like a middle of the night kind of
thing," she said.
The prefabricated cabin, which does not have a septic system or
electricity, contained light furnishings and camping gear, she
said.
"We are relieved," Hempel said. "Thank God for everyone out
there that helped look for it," she added.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Daniel Wallis and
Sandra Maler)
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