On December 2, 2016 at approximately 11:57 p.m. Deputy Cody McCormick answered a Larceny of a Vehicle call on Coal Landing Road. The victim told the deputy that her red 2000 Plymouth Neon was missing. She also stated that her daughter’s boyfriend may have taken the car without permission. She identified the boyfriend as Jonathan Motl and provided a description of the suspect, her vehicle and tag number to Deputy McCormick. The car was entered into NCIC/VCIN as stolen. The descriptions of the vehicle and the male were provided to other units on patrol. It was further discovered that Motl had an outstanding arrest warrant for Failure to Appear in Stafford.

The next morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. the victim contacted the Sheriff’s Office and advised that the car had been returned to her by Motl who had then departed her residence on foot. Soon after, Animal Control Officer A.J. McCall observed a man matching Motl’s description in the parking lot of the Stafford Post Office. Deputy J.W. Kyle also responded and the male subject, who initially identified himself as “Justin,” was detained.

Jonathan Robert Motl, age 30, with no fixed address, was charged with Providing False Identity to Law Enforcement, Identity Theft to Avoid Arrest, Failure to Appear, Driving After Forfeiture of License and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. He is incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail and is being held on no bond.