Theft, Threat Lead To Arrest Of Pierceton Man
December 28, 2018 at 8:41 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Rodney Brent Knuckles, 33, of 18 EMS B20A Lane, Pierceton, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Dec. 18 for theft of a vehicle and intimidation. His preliminary bond was set at $5,250.
Court documents filed Thursday list the auto theft and intimidation charges as level 6 felonies.
During the early morning of Dec. 18, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputy Craig Summers spoke with a woman at her house who said that during the night before, Knuckles used unauthorized control of her Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo.
She said Knuckles called her prior to the arrival of Summers and told her that he would bring the vehicle back, but he had not done so by the time Summers arrived.
The woman said she did not give Knuckles permission to take the vehicle, according to court documents. After Summers left, he put out an “attempt to locate” the vehicle in Kosciusko County.
Later in the morning of Dec. 18, Summers was again dispatched to the woman’s home. Dispatch told Summers that it received a call saying that Knuckles was at the woman’s home. Upon arrival, Summers saw the Jeep and Knuckles in the driver’s seat, and he arrested Knuckles.
The woman told Summers that after Summers left earlier that morning, she spoke with Knuckles on the phone. She said that once Knuckles found out she contacted the police, he threatened to burn down her parents’ house.
Knuckles has since been released on his own recognizance. His initial hearing is scheduled for Jan. 11 in Kosciusko County Superior Court III.
Rodney Brent Knuckles, 33, of 18 EMS B20A Lane, Pierceton, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Dec. 18 for theft of a vehicle and intimidation. His preliminary bond was set at $5,250.
Court documents filed Thursday list the auto theft and intimidation charges as level 6 felonies.
During the early morning of Dec. 18, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputy Craig Summers spoke with a woman at her house who said that during the night before, Knuckles used unauthorized control of her Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo.
She said Knuckles called her prior to the arrival of Summers and told her that he would bring the vehicle back, but he had not done so by the time Summers arrived.
The woman said she did not give Knuckles permission to take the vehicle, according to court documents. After Summers left, he put out an “attempt to locate” the vehicle in Kosciusko County.
Later in the morning of Dec. 18, Summers was again dispatched to the woman’s home. Dispatch told Summers that it received a call saying that Knuckles was at the woman’s home. Upon arrival, Summers saw the Jeep and Knuckles in the driver’s seat, and he arrested Knuckles.
The woman told Summers that after Summers left earlier that morning, she spoke with Knuckles on the phone. She said that once Knuckles found out she contacted the police, he threatened to burn down her parents’ house.
Knuckles has since been released on his own recognizance. His initial hearing is scheduled for Jan. 11 in Kosciusko County Superior Court III.
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