Federal prosecutors accused a District of Columbia man of stealing cars in Maryland and Pennsylvania before bringing them to the city.
Jomaar Taylor, 20, is charged with moving stolen vehicles between states, receiving or selling stolen vehicles, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and unlawful possession of a gun or ammunition by a felon.
Mr. Taylor is accused of using an electronic device that can reprogram key fobs to steal cars from dealerships and using fake diplomatic tags on the cars while driving them, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Authorities said that in Maryland, he stole a black GMC pickup truck from a dealership in Frederick and three Chevrolet Corvettes from three dealerships, two in Bel Air and one in Waldorf.
Mr. Taylor is also accused of stealing a Dodge Charger from a dealership in Manheim, 85 miles west of Philadelphia. He’s alleged to have used the Charger to commit the two thefts in Bel Air, according to court documents.
Police arrested Mr. Taylor in March. At the time, he was wanted in Arlington County, Virginia, for speeding from a traffic stop in an Infiniti that displayed plates registered to another vehicle, and he was on probation in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for previous auto theft charges, according to Washington’s WTOP-FM.
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