Frederica man charged with stealing multiple vehicles

FREDERICA, Del. – A Frederica man is behind bars after he was linked to several recent motor vehicle thefts.

At around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, troopers responded to the Valero gas station located at 7865 Old Beach Road for a report of a suspicious person. When troopers arrived on scene, they made contact with 28-year-old Karl Jones, who was discovered to have active felony warrants for the theft of three separate motor vehicles, one of which had reportedly been stolen from the same Valero parking lot on October 6th.

Police say Jones had also fled from police on foot earlier on Sunday. Jones was taken into custody at the scene.

Jones was held at SCI on an $8,000 secured bond after being charged with three counts of theft of a motor vehicle, theft under $1500 where the victim is 62 years of age or older, and resisting arrest.