Man arrested after allegedly stealing car from Memphis airport

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was arrested this weekend after police said he was in possession of a vehicle stolen from the Memphis Airport.

Antonio George, 24, was charged with theft of property valued between $10,000 and $60,000. This happened after officers received a tip that he had allegedly left the stolen car in a woman’s carport.

On Saturday, officers were called to a residence on Kensett Drive by an unknown complainant who told them there was a woman there with warrants for her arrest.

Officers went and arrested the woman. There they received another call from the complainant telling them that the car in the carport had been stolen. Officers checked the vehicle’s VIN and it returned stolen from the Memphis airport.

A witness at the scene told them that George arrived at their house at 4:00 a.m. in the Infiniti and parked in the carport.

Officers took George into custody. The witness came to the station and reported the matter.

From a photo of six people, she positively identified George as the person she saw parking the vehicle in her carport. Police valued the vehicle at $28,400.

The owner of the stolen Infiniti told officers that he did not know George and had not given him permission to own his vehicle.