The Gallup Independent reports Randell Brown Jr. was arrested last week following an investigation by New Mexico State Police into alleged thefts at the Gallup newspaper.
According to a criminal complaint, the 50-year-old Brown was fired in June after reportedly not returning newspaper payments to the Gallup Independent.
The paper told authorities one customer reported that Brown traded an item from a store instead of payment for the newspapers.
The Milan, New Mexico, resident was charged with two counts of larceny.
No attorney was listed for Brown in court documents.