Owner Finds, Pursues Her Stolen Truck; Cantonment Man Facing Charges

June 5, 2022

The owner of a stolen truck located it in Cantonment and gave pursuit, landing the suspect in jail after deputies arrived.

Charles Burland Kettering, Jr., was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.

Kettering, 44, allegedly stole a 1988 Chevrolet truck from a residence on Nine Mile Road. The owner of the truck later called the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and said she was pursuing her stolen truck on Kingsfield Road, approaching Highway 29. Deputies arrived to see the truck traveling through the intersection at a high rate of speed. Deputies conducted a felony traffic stop on the truck at Kingsfield Road and Squire Road.

“That’s meth,” Kettering told deputies as they found a crystal-like substance in his left pants pocket, according to an arrest report. The substance field tested positive for methamphetamine.

Kettering told deputies that he did not know the vehicle was stolen, he had received it from a friend known only as “Fat” near a church on Kingsfield Road.

Kettering also had outstanding warrants for credit card fraud and dealing in stolen property. He  remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $60,500.

Comments

5 Responses to “Owner Finds, Pursues Her Stolen Truck; Cantonment Man Facing Charges”

  1. Jules on June 6th, 2022 7:15 pm

    Glad she found her truck. And thankful she didn’t get hurt while she was in pursuit of getting it back. Great job Little Bit!

  2. Shelley on June 5th, 2022 2:34 pm

    But hey at least he didn’t shoot anyone right?

    Glad SHE found HER truck!!! Maybe she can find “FAT” too!

  3. Bill T on June 5th, 2022 10:46 am

    Yeah right !!! We believe every word out of your mouth !!!! See this is the kind here that never learns and will never do right because he is a total idiot and a addict !!!! This one needs a real lesson like 25 years and do all no gain time no parole no early release and that will get his attention !!!!!!

  4. Paul on June 5th, 2022 9:15 am

    I’ve seen his face in the booking logs so many times I feel like I know him.
    Get help dude. You’ll be in the obits soon.

  5. Rick on June 5th, 2022 6:52 am

    “Fat” is the mastermind, find him and we bring the whole orgnization down.

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