04-07-2025
Man charged with stealing car from convenience store
TUPELO – A Tupelo man has been jailed in Lee County after being of stealing a car from an east Tupelo convenience store and driving two counties away before being caught.
The victim said on June 27, their vehicle was parked outside of Papa V's on East Main Street. When the person walked out of the store, their car was gone. The vehicle was later recovered in Benton County, where a suspect was taken into custody on unrelated charges.
Following an investigation, Thomas E. Clayton III, 41, of Lake Street, Tupelo, was charged on July 1 with one count of grand larceny — felony taking of a motor vehicle.
During the initial appearance in Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Harry Sumner set Clayton's bond at $25,000. The case will be presented to the Lee County Grand Jury.
