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Suspect in Car Dealership Theft Attempt

(La Porte, IN) - A Chicago man was chased down by police in a stolen sports car and accused of the vehicle's attempted theft in La Porte.

 

Enari Jones, 21, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with two counts of a Level 5 felony attempted theft. One evening in September, police said Jones was at La Porte Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram on Pine Lake Ave. An alarm sounded when he and another man allegedly tried to steal two sports cars at the dealership.

 

Police said both fled in a Chevy Corvette that was stolen outside Chicago. According to court documents, Jones was later found driving that car and captured following a high speed chase in Lake County.

 

Jones is currently being held without bond.

 

Police said a Dodge Charger Hellcat and a Dodge Durango Hellcat at the dealership were found with broken windows. One of the vehicles also had wires hanging down from the dashboard. 

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