Carson City teen arrested at diner after taking used car for a 'test drive' from dealership two days prior
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 05/04/2024 - 4:36pm
An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested at a local diner after allegedly stealing a car from a used car lot two days prior to test drive it.
According to the arrest report, Seth James Warner was arrested after deputies were dispatched to a used car dealership on report of a stolen vehicle.
Warner had been allowed to test drive a vehicle two days prior and had never returned. The owner of the dealership told deputies he’d sent Warner multiple text messages telling him to return the vehicle. Warner had texted back stating he could not return the vehicle because he was sick and in the hospital.
However, Warner’s stepfather told the owner that both Warner and the vehicle were at Denny’s in North Carson.
Deputies located the vehicle and Warner at the Denny’s and Warner agreed to speak with them. He told them he felt like he was going to have a seizure and that his right ribs were hurting.
He told deputies after he’d taken the vehicle for a test drive, he'd driven home and when he got out of the vehicle, he fell on the ground and had a seizure. He said his girlfriend drove him to the hospital where he remained for two days. He said he did not remember being in the hospital, and when he got out of the hospital he drove to Denny’s to get something to eat. He said he was just about to eat when deputies arrived and detained him.
Deputies took Warner into custody for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, a felony, possession of a stolen vehicle, and they learned he also had a warrant out of Douglas County issued April 11 for his arrest.
Bail: $13,500; $1,000 cash only
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