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Show More Stolen Cars Picked Up by Trooper Highway Patrol Trooper Phil Barney added two stolen car recoveries to his credit in one day September 30. In a roadblock near Crescent Junction he apprehended an escaped convict from New Mexico State Prison driving a stolen vehicle. Everett Charles Brakeman, 25, is in the Grand County Jail awaiting extradition. extradi-tion. He was accompanied by a woman who was later sent to the Utah State Hospital for evaluation, and a hitch hiker who was released. A stolen 1974 CJ6 Jeep belonging to Bill Hines was recovered by Trooper Barney after an accident 8 miles north of Moab in the early morning hours September 30, and two local juveniles have been charged with auto theft and illegal consumption of alcohol. They have been referred to Juvenile Court for action. The driver of the vehicle ran off the road to the right, overcorrected twice, and the Jeep rolled VA times, coming to rest on its side. Both boys accused each other of the theft, according to official reports. |