Nov 10, 2014 3 min read

Chartiers Township police charged two men Monday after the stolen pickup truck they had been riding in rolled over in the grass parking lot at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

Grant Michael McCarty, 22, of 4598 Williamsport Road, Monongahela, and Anthony Vin Lucciola, 21, of 1 Prospect Ave., Canonsburg, were taken into custody after the incident Thursday night and released after waiving immediate arraignment.

Police received a report just before 10 p.m. that a truck was overturned off Arden Road. As Officer John Hansen drove toward the overturned truck, he saw two men near it. When the two, later identified as McCarty and Lucciola, spotted the police cruiser, they reportedly ran.

McCarty and Lucciola crossed streetcar tracks, went through a creek and up the hill toward Arden, according to police. Hansen notified Officer Harry Miller, who was still in his cruiser, and let him know the location of the two men. Miller was able to take the two into custody.

When asked why they fled, McCarty and Lucciola allegedly told police that they did not want to get in trouble for four-wheeling in the parking lot. The truck overturned in a puddle after it hit a pile of concrete.

Hansen asked who owned the truck, and McCarty reportedly said it was his vehicle, and that he bought it from a man in a bar for $5,000. The 2014 Dodge Ram Turbo diesel is valued at $61,000. Police said McCarty told them he had the truck for about six weeks and had met the person who sold him the vehicle at a bar in Greene County.

Lucciola told police they were gathering items from the overturned truck when McCarty started running after spotting police. Lucciola said he asked why he was running, and McCarty reportedly responded, “It is a stolen truck.”

Police said McCarty then told officers the man in the bar gave him the keys for the truck, and he drove off with it. He also admitted he used to work for a Waynesburg vehicle dealership. The truck is registered to the Ron Lewis dealership, and the license plate had been on a vehicle that was traded in at the dealership.

McCarty is charged with receiving stolen property, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, criminal trespass, unauthorized transfer or use of registration and failure to notify police of an accident. Lucciola is charged with conspiracy, resisting arrest and criminal mischief. Charges will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge David Mark.