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Reporter: Amanda Dixon Email

Man Pays for Stolen Car with Meth

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WSAZ) -- A man caught with a stolen car told police he bought the vehicle from a woman using meth as payment.

West Virginia State Police out of South Charleston tells WSAZ.com Jerry Wayne Means was driving down I-77 around 11:20 Saturday night.

The Oldsmobile Intrigue Means was driving came up stolen on a trooper's mobile plate hunter.

Means was pulled over and arrested near Oakridge Apartments on US-119.

While in police custody, Means admitted he rented the car from a woman and used $50 bags of meth as payment. Means later told police he bought the car for two grams of meth.

Means was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, delivery of methamphetamine and not having an operational drivers
license.

In lieu of an arraignment, Means was taken to South Central Regional Jail.


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