Atlanta man charged after stolen vehicle spotted entering Glasgow

Police said the man admitted to stealing the vehicle after being advised of his Miranda rights.

Atlanta man charged after stolen vehicle spotted entering Glasgow
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GLASGOW, Ky. — A Flock license plate reader alert led Glasgow police to a reported stolen vehicle entering the city Tuesday evening, resulting in the arrest of an Atlanta, Georgia, man.

According to the Glasgow Police Department, officers received an alert at 6:44 p.m. Oct. 21 indicating the vehicle was reported stolen and had entered Glasgow city limits.

Christian Walls, 35, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested in Glasgow after police stopped a reported stolen vehicle on Oct. 21. (Barren County Detention Center)

An officer located the vehicle near the intersection of S.L. Roger Wells Boulevard and West Main Street and confirmed it was listed as stolen in the National Crime Information Center database.

Police stopped the car in the White Castle parking lot, where an officer identified the driver as Christian Walls, 35, of Atlanta. Police said Walls admitted to stealing the vehicle after being advised of his Miranda rights.

Officers reported smelling marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search conducted following Walls’ arrest turned up a small amount of marijuana and two unidentified yellow pills, according to police.

Walls was charged with receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana and first-degree possession of a controlled substance, drug unspecified.

He was lodged in the Barren County Detention Center.


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