Knoxville teen accused of stealing mother’s car located

Officials with the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers said he have headed to Wayne County, West Virginia to see his runaway girlfriend.
Gavin Jones, 14(ETVCS)
Published: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:04 PM EDT|Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:55 AM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers located a runaway teen who they said stole his mother’s car before leaving. Gavin Jones, 14, was located in Williamsburg, Kentucky along with the stolen vehicle, KPD officials said.

Jones stole his mother’s green Chevy Equinox with tag 876BDBB on Aug. 8 near Bradshaw Road in Knoxville, according to Crime Stoppers officials. They said he may have headed to Wayne County, West Virginia to see his runaway girlfriend. They also asked people not to approach him.

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