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Montana man accused of driving stolen car to Cd’A

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years AGO
by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | December 29, 2020 1:00 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — A Montana man who was released on his own recognizance after police said he drove a stolen vehicle to Coeur d’Alene is back in jail.

Dylan J. Lutz, 24, was charged in October with criminal possession of a stolen vehicle and six counts of criminal possession of a financial transaction card, all felonies.

A judge initially ordered that Lutz be held on $50,000 bail but was later released on his own recognizance.

After he reportedly failed to appear in court in December, a judge issued a $50,000 warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody on Dec. 11.

A governor’s warrant out of Montana for felony theft was issued for Lutz on Dec. 22.

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