The owner of a Dothan automotive business called American Muscle Car faces four felony theft charges alleging he stole at least five classic muscle cars.
Court records indicate Dothan police
arrested Steve Morgan Jernigan, 61, of South Houston County Road 49,
Dothan, on Monday, and charged him with four felony counts of
first-degree theft of property.
Records show police charged Jernigan
with the theft of a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle, the property of a Columbus,
Ga., man, on Jan. 22, 2010. Records also show police
charged Jernigan with stealing a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe on
Feb. 24, which belonged to a Jacksonville, Fla., resident.
Police also charged Jernigan with stealing a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle, the property of a Prattville man, on March 27. Police
also charged Jernigan with stealing a 1970 Ford Mustang and 1968
Chevrolet Camaro between December 2010 and September of this year.
The charges involve Jernigan allegedly
entering into agreements to restore vehicles before selling them for
people. Records show he sold the vehicles but had nothing to show for
the sale when approached by the vehicle’s owners.
Jernigan was taken to the Houston County Jail and released from custody after he posted $25,000 bail for each charge.
Jernigan faces two to 20 years in prison if convicted of the class B felony crimes first-degree theft of property.
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