A 13-year old Crestview girl is charged with grand theft auto and being a principle to grand theft auto after OCSO investigators say she stole her grandmother’s car and later attempted to take another vehicle left running in a driveway.
Velta Chesser was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office October 31st.
Deputies say Chesser first took her grandmother’s $25,000 Chevy Impala from Overview Drive on October 30th. Chesser told deputies she then picked up her boyfriend, 15-year old Jerome Couch, and the pair drove around the rest of the night.
The car was ultimately found on McClelland Street the next morning around 8:00 a.m. Chesser was located nearby with the keys.
During her interview with deputies, Chesser said while driving her grandmother’s car she and a friend had attempted to steal another vehicle that had been left running unoccupied in a driveway on North Brooks Drive around 6:20 p.m. October 30th.
They fled the scene after the homeowner came out and confronted the pair. The investigation remains active.
Navarre Newspaper reminds our readers that Velta Chesser is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
