Moberly man allegedly admits to ramming stolen car into dealership garage, stealing SUV

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Moberly man on Monday allegedly admitted to stealing two vehicles and ramming one of them into the garage doors of multiple businesses.

Raymond Thomas, 19, was charged on Tuesday in Randolph County with second-degree burglary, stealing a vehicle, first-degree property damage and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.  

He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The probable cause statement says a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu was found crashed into a garage door of a dealership whose name is redacted. Employees estimated the damage to be around $8,000. Several keys and a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado were also missing from the building, court documents say.

Thomas was allegedly seen on video crashing into the business before walking around it, the statement says. When police went to Thomas’ residence, he allegedly greeted law enforcement by saying “The truck’s down there” and pointing to the Silverado, court documents say.

Thomas allegedly told police he was riding an electric scooter when he decided to steal a car. He allegedly took the Malibu from a parking lot of a garage on Gillian Road and rammed it into a garage door, the statement says.

He then drove to the dealership and rammed the car into that building’s garage before taking keys and the Silverado, the statement says he told law enforcement.