Vicksburg man in stolen vehicle charged with receiving stolen property

A Vicksburg man was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property after being stopped in a stolen vehicle.

At 2:24 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to an address in the 900 block of Cherry Street in reference to a stolen vehicle. The victim stated a silver 2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara had been stolen earlier that day after it had been parked with the keys accidentally left in the ignition.

Just after 5 p.m., the stolen vehicle was stopped on Alcorn Drive, driven by Johnny Earl Thomas, 37, of Vicksburg.

Thomas was taken into custody charged Receiving Stolen Property. He appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter in Vicksburg Municipal Court on Monday. His bond was set at $5,000 and was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury.