Nanaimo RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly stole a pickup truck and didn’t show up for his court appearance.
Jason Paul Klughart, 29, is wanted for possession of stolen property following an alleged theft of a pickup truck in the summer and for failing to appear for his court date in late September.
According to an RCMP press release, Klughart stole an F-150 Ford pickup truck from a parking stall at the Harbour Air Seaplanes terminal Aug. 28. The vehicle was recovered later that day parked at Port Place Shopping Centre.
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Investigators reviewed video surveillance from the mall, saw the accused drive the vehicle to the mall and then walk away. Klughart was arrested the same day and a search of his clothing at the time of his arrest located the keys to the stolen pickup.
Klughart, of no fixed address, is Caucasian, 5-foot-10, 160 pounds and has brown hair, green eyes. He has a scar on his right hand and a tattoo of a cross on his upper right arm.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.
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