By Caroline Zimmerman
The Kansas City Star
CLAY COUNTY, Mo. — After he allegedly stepped out of a stolen car in northeast Kansas City on Monday, a 13-year-old driver reportedly informed Clay County sheriff’s deputies that “if people didn’t want their cars stolen, they should not leave them unlocked with the keys inside.”
According to a social media submit from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, deputies apprehended the 13-year-old after they discovered two autos, which had been reported stolen, being pushed on Missouri Highway 210 simply after 1 a.m.
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Kayden Nolen, 21, and Kevante White, 21, face prices of resisting arrest and tampering with a motorized vehicle in reference to the incident, in keeping with Clay County charging paperwork.
The 13-year-old boy was taken into custody by the Clay County Juvenile Office, the submit mentioned.
Deputies tried to cease the 2 autos as they entered the Missouri 210 Highway entrance ramp from North Chouteau Trafficway, in keeping with a possible trigger assertion filed in assist of Nolen and White’s arrests.
The two automobiles “took off,” the social media submit mentioned. The first automotive, allegedly pushed by Nolen and White, led deputies towards Avondale, Missouri, the place the automotive’s tire was broken after putting a curb.
The harm made the automotive “increasingly difficult to operate,” the possible trigger assertion mentioned. The driver sped close to North Kansas City Hospital earlier than getting into a area within the 3400 block of North Bellefontaine Avenue, the place each males fled.
One of the boys surrendered to deputies, the submit mentioned.
The different man was finally apprehended by a K9 officer, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace. He was handled for minor canine chew wounds at a hospital earlier than being taken to the Clay County Detention Center.
After Nolen and White have been apprehended, deputies pursued the second car, which turned disabled close to Randolph Road, the submit mentioned. It was after deputies ordered the driving force to exit the car that they realized he was 13 years outdated.
Nolen and White are being held within the Clay County Detention Center, in keeping with the jail’s inmate itemizing.
Nolen is scheduled to seem for a bond discount listening to April 17, in keeping with courtroom data. White is scheduled to seem for an unspecified listening to May 5.
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