Police found five blue fentanyl pills in his front pants pocket, a key for a Dodge van, as well as several items of drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.
A witness identified Molina as the suspect, and he was arrested at about 2 p.m., according to court documents. In an interview with police, Molina claimed that he found the key to the van on the ground and then police arrested him.
The pills found on Molina were sent to the Phoenix Crime Lab for testing, according to court documents.
Molina faces charges of two counts of improper removal of a dead person, one count of vehicle theft, one count of drug possession and one count of drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.
Phoenix man accused of stealing mortuary van with 2 bodies inside
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Phoenix man accused of stealing van with bodies inside
The incident happened at a mortuary in South Phoenix, and police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the alleged theft.
PHOENIX - Court documents show a 20-year-old Phoenix man is accused of stealing a van from a mortuary with two bodies inside.
According to the documents, police were called out to South Mountain Mortuary, located north of Central Avenue and Baseline Road, at around 12:43 p.m. on June 2, for reports of a person stealing a van with two dead bodies inside.
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PD: Man arrested after stealing Phoenix mortuary van with bodies inside
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and last updated 2021-06-03 14:16:25-04
PHOENIX â A Phoenix man was arrested Tuesday after stealing a mortuary van with two bodies inside.
Police documents state around 12:45 p.m., officers were notified of a stolen vehicle from the South Mountain Mortuary near Central Avenue and Baseline Road.
Employees of the mortuary had just placed two individuals inside the van to be transported to a crematorium, started the vehicle, and briefly went inside. Police say, during that time, the van was stolen.
Police say the two âcoffin sized boxesâ were visible from the front seat of the van.