Sedalia man accused of posing as private investigator, DEA agent while breaking into vehicles
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Sedalia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly told law enforcement that he was a private investigator while he broke into multiple vehicles on Monday evening.
Ethan Jones, 22, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree burglary, armed criminal action and misdemeanor stealing. An arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday morning.
The probable cause statement says Sedalia police were called to the intersection of 6th Street and Moniteau Avenue for a report of burglaries in unlocked vehicles. Jones was found by officers and he allegedly claimed he was a private investigator for a business named “TOMO,” which he was not able to spell and ended up being the name of a drug testing facility, police wrote.
Two people saw Jones go into several unlocked vehicles and take a plethora of items, the statement says. He allegedly told one person he was a private investigator before changing his story and claimed he worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration and was trying to “stop drugs,” the statement says.
Law enforcement recovered several stolen items that were found on Jones while at the Pettis County Jail, including a passport, cellphone, headphones and more, the statement says.
