Springfield Police have arrested a man for several thefts including merchandise from a trade show at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds earlier this month.
37 year old Derek Wells of Springfield faces 23 charges.
Wells had been under investigation since September for other thefts, when someone tipped off the police after the thefts at the trade show.
He was on parole for burglary when he was arrested.
He is being held in the Greene County Jail without bond.