Mooresville Man Charged With Two Vehicle Break-Ins: ICSO

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — A Mooresville man was recently arrested and charged with two vehicle break-ins, the Iredell County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

According to ICSO, William Lewis Sifford, 54, of Mooresville was arrested over the weekend following a Nov. 22 incident on Oakridge Farm Highway where he was accused of breaking into an occupied vehicle.

The victim in the case made an emergency call to authorities to report that while stopped on Oakridge Farm Road following an accident, the suspect — later identified as Sifford — opened their back passenger door, got into the vehicle and demanded a ride away from the area.

"The victim was able to get the suspect out of the vehicle, and added the suspect walked away from the scene towards Ashcraft Drive," ICSO said.

The victim gave a description of the suspect to responding deputies. "While interviewing neighbors and witnesses, the deputies learned the same suspect was observed breaking into a vehicle in the area," ICSO said.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol, who were on scene responding to the vehicle accident, later confirmed the vehicle involved in that accident was registered to Sifford.

"Detectives with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office then spoke with the witnesses and victims
and determined the person who fled the accident scene, then broke into two vehicles was in fact
William Lewis Sifford," ICSO said.

The sheriff's office obtained two arrest warrants for Sifford, who was arrested Dec. 20. He was issued a $3,000 secured bond on the charges of two counts of felony breaking and entering of a motor vehicle.