JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WDNews) — Deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday after recovering a stolen vehicle at a motel.
Around 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, deputies responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at a local motel. The owner told authorities she had left her vehicle in the parking lot for an extended period and discovered it missing when she returned.
Deputies reviewed security footage from the motel and observed a man, later identified as Antoine Clayton, jump-starting the vehicle and driving away several days before the report was filed. Investigators determined Clayton was a resident of Sneads and requested assistance from the Sneads Police Department to locate him.
A Sneads police sergeant found both Clayton and the stolen vehicle a short time later. When deputies arrived and searched the vehicle, they found multiple pieces of evidence confirming it was the stolen car.
Clayton was arrested and charged with grand theft.
Sheriff Donnie Edenfield thanked the Sneads Police Department for its assistance in the case.
