A man driving a stolen semi-tractor trailer was arrested Friday afternoon on Interstate 75 in Marion County.
The Florida Highway Patrol received a call at 2:21 p.m. regarding a stolen semi-tractor trailer and cargo traveling southbound on I-75 near Mile Marker 360. FHP traveled to I-75 as their dispatch was on the phone with the company who was reporting the cargo and trailer stolen. The company gave their dispatch PING updates on the location of the vehicle as it was traveling southbound. FHP noticed the vehicle matching the description given to them by dispatch and stopped the semi.
The semi trailer had a total worth of $20,000 to $30,000, and its cargo was worth $60,000- $80,000. FHP placed the driver, 30-year-old Yordan Capote of Miami, under arrest for two different counts of grand theft with the assistance of the Miami-Dade Police Department.
He was booked at the Marion County Jail on $15,000 bond.
