The U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina said a recently sentenced Charlotte-based car theft ring highlights a growing trend of sophisticated, multi-state operations targeting luxury vehicles for profit.
Two men will spend at least four years in prison for their roles in the crimes, according to federal prosecutors.
The U.S. attorney in Charlotte told Channel 9’s Hunter Sáenz the sophisticated criminals are part of a theft ring that is on the rise.
Andre Lamar Sumner, 43, and Erren Woodson, 40, both of Charlotte, will spend at least four years in prison, convicted of being part of a luxury vehicle theft ring fueled by drug trafficking.
Russ Ferguson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said his prosecutors started the investigation into the case in 2023…