RFP Staff
♦ The Citgo/Pop Shoppe lot at 1831 W. Innes Street near Statesville Blvd. may rank as one of the worst spots in Salisbury to leave your car keys in your ignition with the engine running as Donald Phillippe, Jr. and his wife soon found out on Friday afternoon. Sitting in his vehicle in the Citgo/Pop Shoppe lot, Rhett Maudlin noticed two teenagers, later identified as Sedrick Jaquann Quinton Johnson, 19, and Myles Kadeem Branham, 18, climb into Phillipe’s car and start to drive off. Maudlin, reacting quickly, attempted to box the car in, but the pair squeezed past him.
Moments later Phillippe left the Pop Shoppe convenience store and saw his car pulling away. Maudlin called Phillippe over and urged him to get in his truck. They would follow. The pair trailed Phillippe’s car down West Innes before it made a sharp turn on Ackert Avenue. Once more Maudlin attempted to use his truck to cutoff the alleged car thieves, but no dice. Johnson and Branham felt a heavy bang as the car thieves rammed Maudlin’s truck. The two alleged car thieves climbed out of the car and lit out with Maudlin and Phillippe in pursuit. One of the pair was tackled by Maudlin and brought down.
The Police arrested Sedrick Jaquann Quinton Johnson and Myles Kadeem Branham and charged each with larceny of a motor vehicle (felony). Both are under $25,000 secured bond and remain in the Rowan County Detention Center.
Sedrick Jaquann Quinton Johnson:
Myles Kadeem Branham:
