Woman wanted for stealing vehicle captured and charged
Detective Paul Alkire of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Tomoka Shenee Young, 40, address listed as Vein Mountain Road in Nebo, with larceny of a motor vehicle.
Louis and Alisa Peterson, of Marion, reported on Monday, March 18 that someone took their 2006 Nissan Murano SUV from the parking lot of Doug’s Garage, on Serenity Drive in Nebo, where it was sitting to be repaired.
Then, on Tuesday, March 26, Alisa Peterson was in traffic on N.C. 226 South at Gaddy Road and spotted her stolen Nissan. She followed the vehicle to a residence on Candee Acres and confronted the driver, identified as Young.
The suspect left the area and was not located until May 18, when she was taken into custody. The Nissan, valued at $4,000, was recovered.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2235
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MCDOWELLSO followed by your message, to 888777