Grand Theft Auto with a Side of Denial: Marion County Woman Arrested After Driving Stolen Truck
On November 11, Marion County deputies responded to a report from Auto Zone on SW Highway 200 regarding a stolen 2019 Ford Ranger. The vehicle’s owner, Enrique Rodriguez, claimed he left the truck parked outside the store, only to find it missing after a quick shopping trip.
A witness later spotted the truck idling suspiciously in the Smoke Shop parking lot just up the road. Deputies arrived to find the truck, doors open, engine running, and a curious loiterer nearby who matched descriptions given by the witness and was later identified as Torrie Ritchie.
Deputy Doody, who detained Ritchie, noted her firm stance on innocence. “I was not in this truck; I can promise you that,” Ritchie asserted. When confronted with video evidence showing her by the truck, she countered, “They may have a video of somebody, but they don’t have a video of me.”
Adding to the peculiar chain of events, a search revealed a small black coin purse in Ritchie’s possession. Field tests showed it contained fentanyl, a discovery she dismissed with explanations about “a glass charm that got splintered in there.” As for the THC-laced vape pens in her purse, her story was less convincing.
Ritchie was arrested and now faces charges for grand theft auto, possession of a controlled substance, and three counts of drug paraphernalia possession.
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