Man accused of breaking into vehicles at Mercedes plant in Vance
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Published: Jan. 4, 2023 at 1:49 PM CST
VANCE, Ala. (WBRC) - The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a man accused of breaking into vehicles at the Mercedes plant in Vance.
The break-ins happened on December 12 and December 20 of this year. Authorities were able to identify the suspect’s vehicle and he was arrested January 3 when his car was spotted in the plant’s parking lot.
Ja’Leon De’Shawn Patterson is charged with 11 counts of Unlawful Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle. He was not an employee with Mercedes.
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