5pm UPDATE:
TriCities.com obtained the 911 tapes of police communications about the early morning incident.
Listen:
Former police officer Ricky Stumbo calls to report the suspect.
Police communication discussing the incident.
-----
Update:
The Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's Office says they first got word about the unusual mode of transportation at approximately 2:30am in the form of a call telling them there was a golf cart travelling north on Intersatate 81. Deputies spotted the white golf cart near mile post 21 and say it was being driven by Ryan Daniel Montgomery, age 20, of 2247 Urchin Road, Virginia Beach, VA.
According to Sheriff Fred Newman, further investigation into the incident revealed that the accused had been arrested earlier in the evening for possession of marijuana and was taken to the to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon, VA, and released on a $2,500 bond.
A Sheriff's Office news release says, “Apparently, the accused left the Regional Jail, walked to the Exit 19 area, and stole the golf cart,” stated Sheriff Newman. “He then entered the interstate and traveled approximately two miles before being apprehended.” The Sheriff says Montgomery was arrested, charged with grand larceny, and “carted off” to the Regional Jail where he is currently incarcerated under a $2,500 secured bond.
“He was trying to make his way home – to Virginia Beach!!!” said the Sheriff in the news release.
---
A man was arrested today for driving on Interstate 81 in Washington County, Virginia.
He was headed to Virginia Beach when a passing driver called 9-1-1.
What was the problem?
He was driving northbound on the Interstate in a golf cart, and the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's office says it was a stolen one at that.
No other information about the incident was available this morning as charges were still being finalized.
Listen:
Former police officer Ricky Stumbo calls to report the suspect.
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement