Taking possession of a car that doesn’t belong to you without permission from the owner is charged as Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft in Castel Rock and Douglas County. A man is facing these charges after deciding to borrow an ambulance because it was too hot to walk home. According to the report, the man had been released from the hospital and went outside, but felt the temperature was too hot. He saw an empty ambulance, still running and took it. He was located on the highway, but didn’t pull over when police attempted to stop the vehicle.  He eventually got off the highway and was surrounded by police. He told the officers that he wanted to buy a sandwich, but needed to go home to get money first. He also said he was planning to return the ambulance. The man was arrested and charged with Motor Vehicle Theft.

Castle Rock Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft Attorney: Definition of Second Degree Motor Vehicle Theft in Douglas County

The Douglas County, Colorado law definition of Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft in the Second Degree – C.R.S. 18-4-409(4) – is:

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(4) A person commits aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree if he or she knowingly obtains or exercises control over the motor vehicle of another without authorization or by threat or deception and if none of the aggravating factors in subsection (2) of this section are present. Aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree is a:

(a)  Class 5 felony if the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles involved is twenty thousand dollars or more;

(b)  Class 6 felony if the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles involved is one thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;

(c)  Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles involved is less than one thousand dollars.”

Basically, because he didn’t have permission to take the ambulance, he is facing this crime.

Sentence for Second Degree Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft in Highlands Ranch and Parker

As outlined above, in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, and Parker, Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft can be a class 1 misdemeanor, class 6 felony, or class 5 felony depending on the value of the stolen vehicle. While I am not up on current ambulance valuations, I would bet they are worth more than $20,000, meaning the man would be facing the class 5 felony.

If you or someone you love has been charged with Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the O’Malley Law Office. Together, we can protect your future.

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