Baltimore Man Taken Into Custody For Driving Car Reported Stolen In NC

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Maryland Transportation Authority officers arrested a Baltimore man on Monday in connection with multiple warrants and driving a stolen vehicle on the Intercounty Connector in Montgomery County.

At 1:45 p.m. on Monday, an MDTA police officer assigned to the Intercounty Connector detachment stopped to assist a motorist after officers saw the driver pull over and inspect one of the vehicle’s tires near New Hampshire Avenue.

When they stopped, officers learned that the temporary South Carolina registration displayed on the black Honda Accord did not belong on the vehicle, according to police.

Officers later learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Police Department, and the driver, 30-year-old Darlyn M. Mejia Trochez of Baltimore, was wanted by the City of Rockville and the Montgomery County Police departments for traffic charges.

Mejia Trochez was taken into custody and transported to the Montgomery County Detention Center, police said.