A North Platte man who apparently took the lyrics, “This land is your land, this land is my land,” a little too serious, is now facing a felony theft charge.

On February 9, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a subject, in Heartwell, Nebraska, who claimed he was the victim of an internet scam.

The caller said he answered an ad on Craigslist to lease pasture land in Lincoln County.

The man set up a meeting with the advertiser in Sutherland, on February 6, to view the land.

The victim told deputies he met with 33-year-old Riley Hubert, who led him to an area north of Sutherland and showed him some open range land.

Hubert told the man he was currently leasing the land and wanted to sublease it for summer grazing.

Hubert and the alleged victim then came to an agreement on the lease, and the man paid Hubert the first half, a total of $19,500.

The man said after a few days he became suspicious of the lease and contacted law enforcement.

Deputies investigated and learned that Hubert didn’t have the original lease on the pasture land, and the land owner had no contract with Hubert.

Through their investigation, deputies learned that Hubert had purchased a pickup and fled to Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Deputies contacted the Cheyenne Police Department and, on February 12, Hubert was arrested in Cheyenne on a Lincoln County warrant.

Authorities say Hubert was in possession of a large amount of cash at the time of his arrest, and also numerous items that he had recently purchased.

Hubert signed extradition paperwork and was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center on February 16.  He’s been charged with felony theft by deception.

According to the LCSO, Hubert had recently bonded out of jail for similar scams.  That bond has been revoked.

The investigation is ongoing.