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By Monte Mitchell | Journal Reporter
Published: July 7, 2009
North Wilkesboro - A man leasing North Wilkesboro Speedway was arrested last night on three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense in Wilkes County and on a fugitive warrant from Florida, according to warrants from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office.
The fugitive warrant charges Charles Collins Jr. with contracting without a license during an emergency and third degree grand theft, according to Capt. Steve Cabe, the chief of detectives.
Cabe said Collins is also wanted on a fugitive warrant from Georgia, and that local authorities expect to receive that today.
Authorities said the local charges are related to checks Collins made out to race car driver April Myers in the amounts of $1,000, $750, and $245. The checks were to reimburse Myers after she'd paid for a driving school that was to be held at the speedway but was canceled.
Collins wrote the reimbursement checks when he knew there was not enough money in the account to cover the check, according to the warrants. Collins was arrested at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday on the local charges.
Collins was being held this morning on $25,000 bond. A court appearance for the local charges has been set for July 22.
Collins has leased the speedway since February.
Published: July 7, 2009
North Wilkesboro - A man leasing North Wilkesboro Speedway was arrested last night on three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense in Wilkes County and on a fugitive warrant from Florida, according to warrants from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office.
The fugitive warrant charges Charles Collins Jr. with contracting without a license during an emergency and third degree grand theft, according to Capt. Steve Cabe, the chief of detectives.
Cabe said Collins is also wanted on a fugitive warrant from Georgia, and that local authorities expect to receive that today.
Authorities said the local charges are related to checks Collins made out to race car driver April Myers in the amounts of $1,000, $750, and $245. The checks were to reimburse Myers after she'd paid for a driving school that was to be held at the speedway but was canceled.
Collins wrote the reimbursement checks when he knew there was not enough money in the account to cover the check, according to the warrants. Collins was arrested at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday on the local charges.
Collins was being held this morning on $25,000 bond. A court appearance for the local charges has been set for July 22.
Collins has leased the speedway since February.
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