Man stole vehicle from Harrison County dealership, deputies say
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A man was arrested Thursday afternoon after deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff's Office said he stole a vehicle from a Harrison County car lot.
On Thursday, the Lewis County Sheriff's Office received a report from Harrison County regarding a stolen 2024 Jeep Wagoneer that was reportedly stolen from Black Bear Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, according to a press release. The vehicle was reported to have no registration and was being driven by a white man wearing a hat and camouflage jacket with 'distinctive red marker stripes on his arm.'
At about 1:50 p.m., law enforcement officers said they saw a vehicle matching the description driving north on Center Avenue in Weston. Lewis County deputies said they initiated a traffic stop near the intersection with East 4th Street, but the driver fled the scene.
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Deputies pursued the vehicle, which ran through an occupied intersection before stopping on the north end of Center Avenue, the release said. The driver, identified as Joshua W. Merritt, 38, was then taken into custody.
Merritt has been charged with felony fleeing with reckless indifference and grand larceny. He's being held in the Central Regional Jail. As of Thursday evening, his mugshot does not appear in the West Virginia Division of Corrections system.
Deputies said the Jeep Wagoneer was recovered and returned to the dealership.
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