The Associated Press
LUMBERTON, N.C. — Police responding to a tip about a naked man walking on a state highway in Lumberton say he’s connected to a three-week string of thefts involving more than $85,000 worth of property.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that police say Jonathan Michael Allen stole two vehicles, televisions, power tools and jewelry. The 31-year-old is charged with multiple counts of breaking and entering, larceny and burglary.
Allen was charged with multiple counts of breaking and entering, larceny and burglary.
Lumberton Police Lt. Johnny Barnes said Allen was stealing and selling the property to support a drug habit.
Police spotted Allen in a stolen car Tuesday night, but he got away. Officers were searching for him Wednesday morning when they got the tip. Barnes says Allen didn’t even have on any socks.
“He was naked as the day he was born,” Barnes said.
Allen’s bail is set at $150,000 and he is set to appear in court on June 13. A jail official was not sure if he had a lawyer.