TEENS ARRESTED IN STOLEN CAR

TMC NEWS PHOTOS / BRIAN WOODS

Elyria – Police arrested three Elyria teens after they were found in a stolen car on North Abbe Road early Sunday morning.

Police were responding to 755 N. Abbe Road at 12:56 a.m. Sunday after being notified of a burglary at the home. While on their way they were informed that a 2000 black Pontiac Bonneville had also been taken from the residence.

Officers began checking the area for the vehicle and while on the way to the home one Officer spotted the car sitting in the parking lot of Circle K on North Abbe and Bon-Air. The Officer pulled into the lot and parked behind the vehicle. The Officer observed a female in the driver’s seat and a black male in the front passenger seat.


While conducting a “felony stop” on the vehicle the Officer saw a black male exiting Circle K and walking towards the car. The male looked at the Officer and turned around and walked around the building on Bon-Air.

Police were able to bring that male back to the car and identified all three subjects as 17 year old Antonio Sprinkle, 17 year old Bonita Overly and 16 year old Aaron Sprinkle all of Elyria.

Police later learned that all three teens took part in gaining possession of the vehicle.

The homeowner told Police that they had been out for the evening and returned home to find that their car, an Xbox 360 game console, an unknown number of games and a Nintendo Wii game console had all been taken from the home. The homeowner also advised Police that their two juvenile sons were asleep when they got home.


Antonio and Aaron Sprinkle were both charged with Receiving Stolen Property and Underage Consumption. Overly was charged with Receiving Stolen Property.