Jesse D. Clayton
Two male juveniles and two 18-year-old males have been charged in the May 25, break-in at Cagle’s Used Cars, 3428 Foster Mill Drive, Lafayette, Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson announced Monday.
Additionally, the four teens have been charged with six counts of motor vehicle theft.
The teens drove four of the six vehicles to a remote area of Pigeon Mountain in the Harrisburg Community. Three of those four vehicles were severely damaged and a total loss. The remaining three vehicles suffered moderate to severe damage. The total loss has been estimated at approximately $30,000.
Charged in the crime spree were:
15-year-old male juvenile
16-year-old male juvenile
Jesse D. Clayton, 18, Chickamauga
Nicolas Wayne Snyder, 18, Lafayette (Warrants have been issued for Snyder but he has not been arrested.)
In a separate investigation, Snyder and a 16-year-old male juvenile have been charged with burglary and two counts of motor vehicle theft at WC Auto Sales, 2050 McFarland Gap Road, Rossville, on April 21. Two Jeeps taken from this business were found stripped on a power line right of way near Lafayette.
Snyder was arrested on June 1, and charged with the theft of a Nissan Xterra stolen from the Rock Spring, Georgia area. He is currently free on bond in this case.
With regard to the Cagle Used Cars case, Clayton has been released from jail on bond. One juvenile has been detained at Dalton Youth Development Center and the other juvenile has been released to his parents. Snyder is being sought on felony warrants.
Sheriff Wilson praised the diligent work of Detective Sergeants Mike Hinch, J.B. Mullis and Jeff Herpst for solving the auto theft cases.
Nicolas (Nick) W. Snyder