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Two dudes allegedly fly to Nashville, rent car, sell it, fly back home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Hermitage duo has been victimized in a complicated auto theft that began at the Nashville International Airport and involves Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
It happened last week when a youthful man reportedly rented a Chevrolet Suburban from Enterprise and then sold it to a Lafayette man for $30,000 in cash.
According to the Nashville airport police, the case came to light on March fifteen after Kyle Whitlow answered an ad on Craigslist to buy the Suburban.
According to the police report, the 28-year-old met the sellers at the McDonald’s on McGavock Pike near Lebanon Road in Nashville.
Police say when Whitlow provided the money for the SUV, he became suspicious when the seller, identified as a youthful black masculine, did not count all of the money and hopped in a dark grey Dodge Charger.
When Whitlow returned home in Lafayette with the Suburban and attempted to title it in his name, he discovered the car actually belonged to EAN Holdings LLC, the company behind Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
When police seized the SUV, they discovered the license plate on the Suburban was actually registered to a one thousand nine hundred ninety eight Toyota Camry. The report indicates the license tag should have been from Illinois.
Airport police officer Scott Harding traced the license tag to the Hermitage apartment of Joshua and Kristin Yarbrough. He instantly noticed that their car was missing a rear license plate.
Holding her 2-year-old son, the youthfull mother said she had no idea until the police arrived.
“We didn’t know right away. We were like, ‘Ohhh, we’ve been driving around without a license plate.’ I was a little worried,” Kristin Yarbrough told News Two.
According to airport police, it all began Monday, March fourteen when 22-year-old Kaleb Louis and 20-year-old Maurice Lewis arrived at the Nashville airport.
According to investigators, one of them rented the suburban that night at 9:27 p.m. He used a California driver’s license, which turned out to be fake, and had a South Carolina residence.
It also turns out the credit card the vehicle was rented with was also stolen from a man in Houston.
Using airport surveillance, detectives tracked the youthful studs from the rental counter to Southwest Airlines Gate 20. There, they learned the boys had flown in from Panama City, Florida, a flight that originated in Houston, Texas.
According to authorities, the duo reportedly flew back to Texas, where both have criminal histories, after selling the car on March 15.
News two contacted Whitlow, the man who purchased the Suburban, who said he’s still out the $30,000.
“It’s enough to make you sick,” he said, noting the title they showcased him looked authentic.
No one from Enterprise’s corporate officers returned News 2’s calls.
The two alleged car thieves are still at large. Whether they acted alone is not known at this time.