Swenson Arrested For 2019 ATV Theft
March 4, 2021 at 1:37 a.m.
Swenson Arrested For 2019 ATV Theft
By Amanda Bridgman-
Taylor Elliott Swenson, 20, of Fort Wayne, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 12:44 a.m. Wednesday and faces charges for burglary, a Level 5 felony; and theft, a Level 6 felony.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Feb. 17 in Kosciusko Superior Court III, on July 13, 2019, Kosciusko County sheriff deputies were dispatched to Loose Moose Motorsports in reference to an auto theft.
An employee provided police with video surveillance that, according to court papers, showed a U-Haul truck back into the business’ gate at 3:05 a.m. after three people physically dismantled the gate.
The surveillance then shows five ATVs being loaded into the truck, then the vehicle leaves the scene.
According to the affidavit, police located shoe prints and a pair of rubber gloves that were not affiliated with the business. Police sent those gloves to the Indiana State Police lab for DNA analysis.
The DNA returned to Swenson, according to court papers. When investigators spoke with Swenson, he allegedly admitted he’s stolen vehicles in Fort Wayne but had never traveled to Warsaw or Pierceton. He did, however, agree to a DNA sample through an oral swab, confirming the DNA located on the gloves matched the DNA of Swenson, according to the affidavit.
His bond was set at $6,250.
Taylor Elliott Swenson, 20, of Fort Wayne, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 12:44 a.m. Wednesday and faces charges for burglary, a Level 5 felony; and theft, a Level 6 felony.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Feb. 17 in Kosciusko Superior Court III, on July 13, 2019, Kosciusko County sheriff deputies were dispatched to Loose Moose Motorsports in reference to an auto theft.
An employee provided police with video surveillance that, according to court papers, showed a U-Haul truck back into the business’ gate at 3:05 a.m. after three people physically dismantled the gate.
The surveillance then shows five ATVs being loaded into the truck, then the vehicle leaves the scene.
According to the affidavit, police located shoe prints and a pair of rubber gloves that were not affiliated with the business. Police sent those gloves to the Indiana State Police lab for DNA analysis.
The DNA returned to Swenson, according to court papers. When investigators spoke with Swenson, he allegedly admitted he’s stolen vehicles in Fort Wayne but had never traveled to Warsaw or Pierceton. He did, however, agree to a DNA sample through an oral swab, confirming the DNA located on the gloves matched the DNA of Swenson, according to the affidavit.
His bond was set at $6,250.
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