Stolen vehicle recovered
June 14, 2017
A Cherokee woman reported her vehicle stolen on May 22. According to court documents, Cherokee Assistant Police Chief Ryan McNeil was dispatched to the Cherokee Inn about 11 p.m. He spoke with Christin Michelle Curry who said she was with another woman in a motel room when Charles J. Garner took the keys to her silver 2001 Chevy Blazer. She said he didn’t ask for the keys but just took them from her. She said she told Garner to give the keys back, but he wouldn’t and then “took off.” Curry said Garner scared her and she wanted to press charges.
McNeil spoke with the other woman who was hesitant to talk because she didn’t want her name in the police report. She said Garner stole Curry’s vehicle, taking the keys out of Curry’s hand. She said Curry was distraught and crying when Garner took the keys. She said they tried to chase Garner down and saw Assistant Chief McNeil stopping the vehicle. She said she told Curry to hide because she did not want to be involved due to being in drug court.
McNeil had stopped Garner, who was driving Curry’s vehicle, at about 10:18 p.m. During the traffic stop, Garner was the sole occupant of the vehicle and gave the keys to the car to McNeil. Garner was unable to tell him who owned the vehicle or where to find the owner. As a result of the traffic stop, Garner was issued two citations and released. McNeil had then attempted to locate Curry to return her keys but could not find her.
Charles Jamel Garner, 25, of Cherokee has been charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, a felony. The crime is punishable by a fine of $500 to $5,000 or imprisonment for one to five years or both.
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