Two charged with possession of stolen car parts
Among several auto-related felonies filed Tuesday
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE Two people face multiple felony charges stemming from an investigation into stolen car parts by Madison and Clinton county officials.
James D. Lautz II, 30, of Troy, and Kelsey T. McClelland, 32, of Washington Park, were both charged with aggravated unlawful possession of stolen motor vehicle parts, both Class 1 felonies, and three counts each of unlawful possession of stolen motor vehicle parts, all Class 2 felonies.
The cases were presented by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department.
According to court documents, on Jan. 8 the two allegedly were in possession of stolen catalytic converters from numerous vehicles. The parts had been stolen from cars in Pocahontas.
In December 2019, Jones’ son was driving her car and crashed into a guardrail near Gloria Miller Looking Glass Park while trying to avoid a dog in the road, less than half a mile from their home, according to the lawsuit.
Her son walked home and Jones sent him back with a phone, telling him to call a tow truck and the police.
While the boy returned home, Naert found the unoccupied vehicle and determined it belonged to Jones, according to court records, and told a dispatcher he thought the driver was likely drunk during the crash.
“Naert immediately formed an opinion, without any evidence in support, that Jones had been the driver of the crashed car,” according to the lawsuit. “He further decided that she had crashed the car while drunk.”
Janet Evans, left, and Jason Young
LOCK HAVEN There were a pair of arrests following an early morning search of a Lock Haven apartment, authorities said on Thursday.
According to CrimeWatch, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, officers and agents from the Region IV East Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at a third floor apartment at 5 Corning St. in Lock Haven. Upon execution of the search warrant, two individuals were located inside the residence Janet Evans, 19 and Jason Young, 45.
Authorities said Young was located in the bathroom of the residence, allegedly discarding crystal methamphetamine in the sink and toilet. Once the residence was secured, officers and agents began searching the residence at which time, they said, an additional 20 grams of crystal methamphetamine, $367. A total of three Apple cell phones and multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia were located throughout the residence.
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