Indianapolis man arrested for auto theft, fraud – Seymour Tribune

An Indianapolis man was arrested just lately for making an attempt to purchase a car with a fraudulent examine in March, police report.

Charron Eugene Johnson, 18, faces costs of theft of a car, a Stage 5 felony, and fraud, a Stage 6 felony.

Lt. C.J. Foster stated in a information launch that on March 24, the Seymour Police Division obtained a criticism from a person saying they bought their 2015 Jeep Wrangler on the day gone by to a person from Indianapolis for $24,000.

The day after the sale, the vendor discovered they obtained a fraudulent Financial institution of America cashier’s examine.

Seymour police utilized numerous investigative instruments and discovered the Jeep was within the Indianapolis space. An investigation discovered that car had been registered to a person, Johnson, on North Graham Avenue in Indianapolis.

Investigators with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Autos assisted in finding Johnson.

On Wednesday, police situated the Jeep on the North Graham Avenue location. The one who purchased the car informed police they bought it for $4,500 from a person who had beforehand been recognized as a attainable suspect. The particular person additionally informed police he questioned why he had by no means obtained the title for the car.

Throughout the investigation, police took possession of the car and had it towed to a safe facility.

After finding the car, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division auto theft unit assisted Seymour police in finding Johnson at a residence within the 800 block of Grey Road in Indianapolis.

Johnson had beforehand informed police he had by no means been within the Seymour space, and through an investigation, police had been in a position to show in any other case.

Seymour police tried to interview Johnson a second time, however he declined.