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4 charged in Iredell-Meck theft ring

By Steve Lyttle
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
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Iredell County Sheriff's Office detectives examine some of the items they discovered Wednesday while arresting and charing four men for a series of thefts.


Three Mooresville men and a Davidson man have been charged in what Iredell County sheriff's deputies say was a theft ring that might have covered three counties.

The four were arrested Wednesday, the Iredell County Sheriff's Office says, after deputies were called to the River Park Apartments on N.C. 150 near Mooresville, to answer a call about possible stolen property.

Sheriff Phillip Redmond said deputies discovered two motorcycles and a utility trailer, each of which had been reported stolen. Redmond said deputies widened their search and later found a number of power tools and other items in apartment units at the complex.

The sheriff said the items are thought to have been taken from businesses and at least one residence in the Mooresville, Cornelius, Statesville, and possibly Lincoln County. He said the four men also were involved in vehicle break-ins and added that at least one more arrest is expected in the case.

Deputies say the Mooresville men charged in the case were Gavin Franklin Boyd, 18; Kevin Michael Mehan, 19; and Shane Michael Smiley, 19. Also charged was Garrett Collins Parker, 19, of Davidson, deputies say.

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