Three charged for alleged vehicle thefts
April 5, 2017
Charlea Estes
Three people were charged in connection with two vehicle thefts in Barry County. According to the affidavit of probable cause by Barry County Sheriff’s Department Detective Rob Evenson, Levi Slye, Ashley West and Gregory Latschar were all involved in the back-to-back thefts.
According to the report, Latschar, Slye and West went to the Butterfield State Stop on State Highway W on March 3. Once there, Slye and West allegedly went in the store before going back outside, looking at a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup and looking inside it. Shortly after, Latschar, West and Slye went back in a different car, drove up to the truck, Slye and West got inside the truck and drove off, according to the report.
The truck was found abandoned on Highway 248 east of Highway 39 the next day. The truck sustained $5,000 worth of damage to the passenger side and a .380 caliber pistol was missing.
Another vehicle, a 1997 Honda Accord, was stolen close to where the truck was abandoned on Highway 248. The Accord was stolen from a carport, along with other items. Slye and West were allegedly seen driving the Accord in Shell Knob by a witness.
West was arrested on March 31. All three are charged with two counts of tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree and stealing a firearm. She is being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $20,000 bond. Latschar and Slye have not been arrested as of time of press.
Charlea Estes
Three people were charged in connection with two vehicle thefts in Barry County. According to the affidavit of probable cause by Barry County Sheriff’s Department Detective Rob Evenson, Levi Slye, Ashley West and Gregory Latschar were all involved in the back-to-back thefts.
According to the report, Latschar, Slye and West went to the Butterfield State Stop on State Highway W on March 3. Once there, Slye and West allegedly went in the store before going back outside, looking at a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup and looking inside it. Shortly after, Latschar, West and Slye went back in a different car, drove up to the truck, Slye and West got inside the truck and drove off, according to the report.
The truck was found abandoned on Highway 248 east of Highway 39 the next day. The truck sustained $5,000 worth of damage to the passenger side and a .380 caliber pistol was missing.
Another vehicle, a 1997 Honda Accord, was stolen close to where the truck was abandoned on Highway 248. The Accord was stolen from a carport, along with other items. Slye and West were allegedly seen driving the Accord in Shell Knob by a witness.
West was arrested on March 31. All three are charged with two counts of tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree and stealing a firearm. She is being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $20,000 bond. Latschar and Slye have not been arrested as of time of press.
