SALINE CO.— A Raymond Street, Harrisburg, man has been charged with a pair of felonies after police say he took off on an UTV that didn’t belong to him.
On November 10 at 12 a.m. authorities were contacted by Lisa Lake, who reported that her 2015 Can-Am Maverick Utility Task Vehicle was stolen from her residence, located at 213 East Gaskins St., Harrisburg sometime overnight.
Lake reported that the Maverick was valued at $18,000 and did not have the keys in it.
The next day, Nov. 11, Harrisburg officer Nathan Moore received a tip that the Can-Am was at 210 East Raymond St., Harrisburg, hidden under a tarp, in a carport.
The caller had informed Moore that Justin Bree Heflin, 34, who lived at the 210 East Raymond St., Harrisburg address, had stolen the UTV.
Shortly after the tip came in, Moore was knocking on Heflin’s door when he spotted a large object in the carport, covered with a tarp.
Once Heflin came to the door he admitted to Moore that he had stolen the UTV.
The unemployed Heflin said he stole the vehicle in order to get money to send himself to rehab.
It is not clear whether or not Heflin had considered getting a job to fund his trip to rehab.
On September 25, 2008, Heflin was convicted of an amended charge of Theft $300-$10,000 for which he was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to pay $2,593.03 in fines and fees, of which he still owes $988.13.
Cash bond in the case was set at $2,500.