JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Felony Arrest- Rose | DATE: | 10/3/17 | TIME: | 3:25 p.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Inv. Joe Jaynes | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Don Shepard | ||
On 10/3/17, officers the Johnson City Police Department arrested Robert L. Rose (1170 Gray Station Sulphur Springs Rd., 27 years old) and charged him with motor vehicle theft over $1,000.
On 10/2/17, an officer was checking businesses in the 4700 block of N. Roan St. around midnight when he saw a silver Lincoln Town Car pull in behind a business located at 4723 N. Roan St. The Officer went to investigate, but the male driver fled on foot in the direction of the Roadrunner, 4700 N. Roan St. The male subject got into a blue Volkswagen Jetta and fled the scene. While at the convenience store the officer was approached by a subject who claimed his silver Lincoln Town Car was just stolen from the parking lot of the store. Surveillance footage at the Roadrunner shows the same person who ran from the officer is the same one who stole the Lincoln. Pictures of the suspect were disseminated to several law enforcement agencies and he was subsequently identified as Robert L. Rose. The Lincoln was recovered shortly afterward.
On 10/3/17, Rose was placed under arrest by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on unrelated charges. He was transported to the Washington County Detention Center, where he is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond. Arraignment is set for 1:30 p.m. on 10/4/17 in Washington County General Sessions Court.
Sgt. Don Shepard
Criminal Investigation Division
Johnson City Police Department
601 E. Main . St
Johnson City, TN 37601
Office 423-434-6166
Fax- 423-434-6247
dshepard@johnsoncitytn.org