Detective Kyle Gibson with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 32-year-old Michael Dean Ogle with felonious Larceny of a Motor Vehicle and 2 counts of felonious Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle. Ogle was issued a $100,000 secured bond.
An investigation started on July 28th when deputies responded to a Marion residence for an abandoned vehicle. Upon checking the license plate, the vehicle was determined to be stolen out of Swannanoa.
On August 9th, deputies responded to the theft of a different vehicle from an Old Fort residence.
Evidence in both investigations led to warrants being obtained for Ogle. He was finally located and apprehended by deputies on December 8th.
