While investigating a string of appliance thefts in Flagler and St. Johns counties, investigators noticed that a pickup would leave Flagler County empty and return from St. Johns County loaded with appliances. But Shepard will first go through the legal process in St.
Shepard was charged with grand theft and three counts of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling on Jan. Johns County Jail.
Between late November and early January , a thief hit construction sites in Flagler and St. Johns counties, taking new appliances, the Sheriff's Office stated. The pickup had a license plate which was stolen in Flagler Beach. The pickup would drive from Flagler County into St. Johns County with an empty truck bed. It would later return to Flagler County with its bed loaded with appliances.
The pickup would go to a self-storage facility in Palm Coast and later leave with an empty truck bed. The deputy noticed there were no kitchen appliances in the back of the truck, according to a charging affidavit. The deputy did not stop the vehicle but was familiar with the Cordova Palms community which was under construction in the area, a charging affidavit stated. The deputy parked outside the community's only entrance and exit. At about a. The deputy stopped Shepard who had "no explanation" for the refrigerator, the affidavit stated.
Shepard was arrested on a charge of driving without a license and unlawfully attaching a license plate not assigned to the vehicle. He was transported to the St. The refrigerator and the plate were both stolen, the affidavit stated. Detectives obtained a search warrant for the unit and on Jan.
