Man arrested for string of car thefts

Jonathan Reed Stiltner Jonathan Reed Stiltner
Jonathan Reed Stiltner
Jonathan Reed Stiltner

ST. PAUL, Va. — Police have captured a southwestern Virginia man wanted for stealing multiple cars and other items.

It all began on Tuesday, when the Dickenson County Sheriff’s Office got a report from JWT Well Services that a man had broken into the shop, taken tools and stole a pickup truck. The truck was found abandoned at Hardee’s in St. Paul, and security cameras caught the thief walking away.

Using the video, police identified the suspect as Jonathan Reed Stiltner, 48, and obtained warrants for his arrest.

A short time later, the Wise County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a car stolen from the St. Paul area. Police found it wrecked in Dickenson County on Wednesday, and received a report at the same time that a van stolen from Mountain View Marina had been left in the road.



That night, a woman reported her car had been stolen by a man who showed up on an ATV, which also turned out to be stolen.

Police from multiple agencies found the car, prompting a chase that ended when the suspect reached a dead end. Stiltner allegedly ran away but was arrested later near Flannagan Lake.

He is now charged with burglary, grand larceny, motor vehicle larceny and numerous other charges.

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