Car Stolen from Lawrenceville Found in Bartow County, Lawrenceville Man Among Charged

Originally posted by Brande Poulnot on Cartersville Patch.

Bartow County authorities say a LoJack led them to a wanted fugitive and stash of alleged drugs, a find that resulted in a Cartersville woman's arrest.

Sheriff Clark Millsap said in a press release a Sheriff's Crime Prevention Unit (SCPU) deputy working near Cartersville Friday started receiving a "hit" through his LoJack system, which indicated a stolen vehicle was nearby. The deputy was able to obtain a tracking number and 911 dispatchers gave out a description of the vehicle. 

The 2005 Chevy Tahoe, which had been reported stolen through Lawrenceville on Friday morning, was sitting in the driveway of a Buena Vista Circle home in Cartersville, Millsap said. 

The resident, Bridget Danyell Lane, 30, told a deputy and investigator that the male who drove the vehicle had "ran off" when he saw deputies outside. 

But they found Steven Shon West, 42, of Lawrenceville, hiding under a mattress and alleged methamphemetamine in the home. West was wanted by authorities in Clarke and Gwinnett counties and by Florida parole on outstanding warrants.

Lane and West were each charged with possession of meth, possession of drug-related objects. West also was charged with theft by receiving stolen property. Lane also was charged with possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce.