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Identity Theft — Deputies are looking into a case of possible identity theft.
Anthony Moore of Huntingdon told deputies on Dec. 11 that he helped a friend start up an auto repair business in Jackson about 10 years ago, and during that time, a credit card company installed a credit card machine in the business with his personal information on it, including social security and bank account numbers. Moore said that his former business partner was supposed to have taken his name and information off that credit card account a few years later, but, according to Moore, the IRS recently sent him a notice stating that he owed $37,500 in taxes from that credit card account from 2018, which was due on Dec. 16, 2020.
Pursuit, Evading — A Huntingdon man evaded capture on foot after a vehicular pursuit on Dec. 12 in the western part of Carroll County.
According to the report, a deputy followed a gray Ford Mustang after observing suspicious behavior and high-speed driving along Highway 104, Terry Road, and Carters Chapel Lane. When the deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop by initiating his blue lights and siren, the vehicle did not stop initially, but after a brief pursuit, the deputy started smelling smoke and the Mustang started slowing. The vehicle finally stopped on Terry Road, and the driver got out of the vehicle and ran into the woods. A male passenger, who had remained in the vehicle, identified the driver as Troy McConahae, 26, of Huntingdon, which matched the vehicle’s tag number. The passenger said that McConahae was giving him a ride home and that he had begged McConahae to stop. No illegal substances or weapons were found in the vehicle. A computer check showed that McConahae’s driver’s license was revoked due to a prior DUI conviction. McConahae had not yet been found at the time of the report, and the report did not state whether or not charges have been filed against him. The Mustang was towed from the scene.