CLEARFIELD – A Waynesburg man will stand trial for stealing a motorcycle.
In August, Douglas Wayne Taylor, Jr., 36, was charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property as well as misdemeanor loitering and prowling at nighttime by state police in relation to the theft of a motorcycle from a home in Bigler Township.
After a preliminary hearing during centralized court on Wednesday, District Judge Joseph M. Morris ruled that all charges can move on to the court of common pleas for further disposition. He remains incarcerated in the county jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
His co-defendant, Tyler Jon Timko, 35, Hyde, is charged with felony receiving stolen property, misdemeanor unauthorized us of a motor vehicle and five summary offenses.
After he failed to appear for his preliminary hearing on Oct. 15, a bench warrant was issued for him, according to online court documents. Additional charges of felony theft by unlawful taking and misdemeanor loitering and prowling at night time were filed Aug. 11. This case is currently listed as inactive.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on July 25 police received a report of a motorcycle valued at $4,000 being stolen from a driveway. The victim had surveillance cameras and the footage showed someone exiting the passenger side of a white sedan at 4:06 a.m. The suspect approached the motorcycle, but then the video cut out.
The car was traced to a woman who said she had lent the vehicle to Timko and Taylor for $200 in cash. Even though they said they needed it for only a few hours, they didn’t return it until the next day. When they did, they had a motorcycle in the back seat, she told authorities.
They told her first that they found it along the road, but both of them changed their stories leading her to believe they were lying. It was explained to her that they tried to put it in the trunk but ended up forcing it into the back seat.
She reported that they pulled the motorcycle which was missing its front tire into her garage where they worked on the bike for two hours.
She said her backseat was ripped and the paint on the car had been damaged. A trooper noted that there were also scratches and red paint transfer near the trunk.
The cycle was spotted on July 29 in Lawrence Township with Timko riding it. The side plastics, mirrors and registration plate had reportedly been removed from the bike. The ignition had been drilled out and was being started with a screwdriver, police said. A query of the vehicle identification number revealed it was the stolen motorcycle.
Timko claimed he had borrowed the bike from Taylor and he was just test driving it before possibly buying it for $500, he told police.
