SPOKANE, Wash. — The No-Li Brewhouse 'Big Juicy IPA' truck was found several hours after the company reported it stolen.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), the truck was located near the Spokane Valley Mall after tips came in about its location. Spokane Valley deputies arrived and found the truck with a man sitting inside. He was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
No-Li Brewhouse posted on several social media platforms about the truck going missing. The brewing company offered $1,000 to anyone who found the company's "Big Juicy IPA" truck. They said it was stolen from the brewery at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday.
At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Spokane Valley deputies received tips regarding the stolen truck. The caller said the truck was in the Spokane Valley Mall parking lot and described the truck as a bright green Ford with a No-Li Brewery "Big Juicy IPA" logo on the side.
Deputies arrived and met with mall security, who then shows the, where the truck was.
According to SCSO, deputies pulled in behind the truck's parking space and turned their lights on. The driver got out and was arrested.
The suspect reportedly told deputies he was at a friend's house early Sunday morning when he noticed someone else racing the truck around the area. He said he stopped the driver and asked him why he was treating it so poorly before offering to buy the truck for $150. The man accepted and gave him the truck.
The suspect told police he "should have known the vehicle was probably stolen" because he didn't get a bill of sale. He added the logos on the truck had already been spray painted.
Deputies looked at a surveillance video of the truck being stolen and said it doesn't appear the suspect is the person who initially stole the truck. Despite this, he was still arrested for a misdemeanor warrant of operating a vehicle without a valid title and not having a valid license. He was also charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
SCSO said additional arrests or charges are possible.
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