Alan Chavez, 22, charged with stealing truck with $250K worth of Skittles inside
He was removing tires from truck when officers arrived, police said
Chavez said he'd paid someone else $500 for the tires


DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- A little candy can add up to a rainbow of trouble.

A man caught removing tires from a truck has been charged with stealing the tractor-trailer containing $250,000 worth of Skittles, police said.

Seven pallets of the 28 in the truck are still missing, authorities said. Alan Chavez, 22, has been charged with first-degree felony theft. It was unclear Monday whether he had a lawyer.

Chavez said he had paid someone else $500 for the truck's rims and tires, police said. The truck has an estimated value of $85,000, and the trailer's value is $30,000.