A Bloomfield man, who was stopped in the Jasonville area driving a vehicle that had been reported as stolen, was arrested but bonded out of jail. He is scheduled into court next week to face charges of auto theft, possession of a syringe and driving without a valid license.

Ricky Lee Cain, 40, Bloomfield, was arrested on Thursday, January 9, by Deputy Harvey Holt of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.

Around 9 a.m. that Thursday, a woman reported her 2007 Jeep Wrangler as stolen out of Sullivan. At 12:45 p.m., the vehicle was spotted at the Casey’s store in Jasonville. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle on County Road 600 West, just south of State Road 48.

Ricky Cain was the driver. According to Deputy Holt, the investigating officer, Cain said he had just purchased the vehicle earlier that day for $1,500 cash and he produced a Facebook conversation about the purchase between Cain and a woman who was not the same person who reported the vehicle as stolen. Holt said the conversation took place around the same time the vehicle was allegedly stolen.

Deputy Holt said in a subsequent message from the woman, she told Cain the police were going to conduct a search on her home and he needed to tell his people the deal is over and he needed to remove the plates on the vehicle and hide it.

In addition, records showed Cain’s driver’s license was suspended.

When GCSD Det. Shawn Cullison, who assisted on the scene, searched the vehicle, he found a used syringe which Cain allegedly said he did not know was in the car but also said it would probably test positive for methamphetamine.

Cain was transported to the Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $8,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He later posted $800 and was released.

Cain is scheduled to appear in court for an initial hearing on January 23 to face charges of:

• Auto theft – theft of entire automobile, a Level 6 felony,

• Unlawful possession of syringe, a Level 6 felony, and

• Knowingly or intentionally operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, a Class C misdemeanor.