Two people are in the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center for allegedly stealing a car.
Vickie Lynn Hartzell, 53, and Ernie Vidrine, 47, both of 63 Tiffany Lane, were arrested on Saturday after deputies from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a stolen vehicle, said Capt. Ryan Rickert of the LCSO.
The victim was an individual selling the vehicle, a 2002 Chrysler van, in New Hope and let Vidrine and Hartzell take it for a test drive Saturday afternoon. They never returned, and the victim reported the alleged theft to LCSO at 6 p.m. that day.
When deputies found the vehicle a few hours later, the title had been altered, indicating that Vidrine and Hartzell intended to steal the vehicle, Rickert said.
Hartzell and Vidrine were both charged with felony taking of a motor vehicle. Their bonds were set at $5,000 each, and they remain in custody.
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