Man Accused Of Stealing Pickup, Selling It To Salvage Yard
WILLOW SPRING, N.C. – A western Johnston County man is facing two felony charges after authorities said he stole a pickup truck and sold it to a Wake County salvage yard for scrap.
Corey Michael Schneider, 46, of Landmark Road, Willow Spring, was arrested Sept. 5 by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office.
The case began Aug. 29 when a 78-year-old man reported his 1982 Chevrolet pickup had been stolen from his home on Landmark Road.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the victim identified Schneider as a suspect.
Investigators later traced the stolen truck to a salvage yard in Wake County, where authorities said it had already been crushed.
Deputies allege Schneider sold the truck for $200.
Schneider was charged with felony larceny of a motor vehicle and obtaining property by false pretense.
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Why is the salvage yard not charged also
If law enforcement will start charging these salvage companies with receiving stolen goods a lot of these thefts would stop.