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Sonora, CA – The CHP was given a tip that the stolen pickup was parked near a local grocery store on Mono Way in Sonora.
When officers arrived on the scene around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Timber Hills Shopping Center behind the Save Mart Supermarket they located the 2016 Toyota Tacoma truck. Walking away from it was 33-year-old Shane John Wilson of Jamestown.
Officers questioned Wilson and determined he was under the influence of a drug, believed to be heroin, according to CHP spokesperson Officer Steve Machado. Wilson was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and property along with driving under the influence of a drug and driving on a suspended driver’s license. His bail was set at $10,000.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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