Drive over. Roll the window down. You're going to be going to jail for Grand Theft Auto, man. Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, Palm Coast, Florida. Police received a call from a man reporting that after returning home from a business trip, he found both his son and his car missing. Authorities needed to locate the teenager quickly, but they never expected to find him where they did. I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. I didn't see him on the screen. I was just going to let him know whenever we get here. Felony stop may not be the best with the backdrop. We got a store full. He's still sitting in the driver's seat. So, at least block them. Just 14. Probably earlier also female passenger. Yeah, I saw the guy when I drove by. What was the vehicle? It's parked right here in front of the front door. Two spaces to the left. Dispatch has been updated. Put your hand up. [Music] Driver, roll the window down. You're going to open it with your hand and step out from the outside. Keep your hands up. The teenager was located at a gas station in Palm Coast, Florida, 1,330 mi away from his home in Wisconsin. Surrounded by officers, the teen was forced to step out of the vehicle and turn himself in. But what was really going on here? And why had he come all this way? And walk out to the side. Yep. Step out. Hands right back up. Come on. You're good. Come on. Step out. Don't reach for nothing. All right, turn. Spin around. Face away. With your right hand, grab the top of your shirt and pick it up. Spin in a circle after you pick it up. Turn around. No, just pick it up. Spin in a circle. Spin in a circle. Keep going. All right, stop. What did we do? Go over there with Gam. Open the door, passenger. Open the door. What the is going on? Keep looking. We got two more. It turned out the teenager was not alone. In the passenger seat sat a young woman who just like him was taken into custody. Something was off about the situation and officers suspected this was more than just a teenage rebellion. For some reason, he had traveled all this way and the girl appeared to be part of the entire plan. Clear. Clear. Clear. 222. We have two vehicles. Clear. Clear channel. vehicle. What's your name? Jaden. Jaden. We stopped you earlier, didn't we? What? Did someone pull you over this morning? Oh, wait. Yeah. What? They stopped you for speeding. For speeding. Oh. All right, man. Let me get my car out of the way and then we'll have a talk. All right. Yeah. Delayed. Okay. Yeah, cuz stopped him at like 9:22 this morning. Oh, is that kid out now? Time delay. Yeah. I'm going put my car in spot. You heard at all? You need ambulance? No. No. Okay. How do I spell your first name? J A Y D E. What was that? J A Y D E N. Okay. What's your last name? R E D. Do you have like a driver's license with you by chance? Where's it at? It might be in this pocket. Which pocket? This one. Cargo. If it's not, it's in the car. You want to hop out real quick? Apparently, Jaden, who was 17 years old, had already been stopped earlier that day for speeding. And at the time, his father had not yet reported the stolen car. Not only had he taken the vehicle without permission, but he had also driven more than a,000 miles and was already cited for breaking traffic laws. He didn't seem to understand the seriousness of what he had done, but his father and the police would make sure that he faced the consequences. There you go. Can't take that one off right there. Who's with you? It's my friend's girlfriend. Your friend's girlfriend? Where's your friend from? Friend with you, huh? Friend know his girlfriend's with you? Yeah. Yeah. Are you guys both from Wisconsin? Yeah, we all are. All right. Stay a seat back in there. So, we're going to talk, but I'm going to read you something before we talk. Okay. Am I right? Yeah. It's fine. You have the right to remain silent and anything you say may be used as evidence. You understand these rights? Yes. With these rights in mind, you're willing to talk to me. All right. Me right here is going to hang out with you and I'll come back and talk to you in just a second. Did you get her name yet? Yeah. Uh Oh, okay. So, how long have you been here in Florida? And why did you guys come down here? Oh, no. Not me. Why did you guys come down here? [Music] Did you uh you just grab like mom or dad's phone number, too? Who you live with at home? What's his phone number? All right. Sweet. What you doing, Pon Coast, bro? H What you doing, Pon Coast? Uh seeing a friend. Oh, you seeing a friend? Who's the uh the girl in there with you? My friend's girlfriend. Okay. She stay anywhere around here? No. Mr. Jaden. All right. So, you tell me the story of how you got from where do you live in Wisconsin? What city? Green Bay. Green Bay. Is that like where the Packers live? Why'd you want to leave there? Cuz my dad just cuz of him. What did he do to make you want to leave? He's like I mean I can't really explain it. He's just like very difficult to handle emotionally. Jaden explained that the girl was his friend's girlfriend and that they had traveled together from Wisconsin to Florida to visit a friend. The story didn't sit right with police, especially since he admitted hiding everything from his father because he said his father was emotionally difficult. Whether true or not, it still didn't justify traveling so far in a stolen vehicle. Visiting a friend just didn't sound convincing. My friend suggested we go on a road trip. So, we took the friend that's with you now. We went on the road trip and then we were going to come back and then he found out that I skipped school to go on the road trip and then he said that if I didn't get back he was going to report the car stolen. So I told him I needed some time to get back to figure out how I was going to cuz I ran short on cash. So when did he tell you he was going to report it stolen? An hour ago. Is it okay if I like sit out cuz I can't really feel my hand? It's fine. You can like kick your legs out. All right. So, when did you leave Green Bay? I want to say two days ago. Three maybe. Two or three days ago? Yeah. Okay. Did you ask Did you ask your dad if you could take the car? How'd you get the keys? Where were those? They were in the house. Where at in the house? Huh? In his room. Okay. Was the door locked to get in his room? How'd you get in? I have the key. You have a key? Okay. Has he told you that you're not allowed to drive it? Aren't you in trouble right now for doing something? Is there any in the car? No. Nothing. No. You ain't got nothing. She might have something on her, but I don't know. Like what? Like a date or anything. Okay. That's all I would know about. But I don't do that. How old are you? You're 17, right? Yeah. So, you took the car even after your dad told you, your pops told you you can't. You knew you were in trouble. You couldn't use it. Has he ever let you drive it before? What were the circumstances where he let you drive it then? It was my car. It was your car? What do you mean by that? like he gave it to me and revoked that after I got in trouble. Okay. That was like two weeks ago, give or take. Give or take. Okay. But you knew very well that you could not take it. All right, man. Kick your legs in there. Jaden told the police that he had spoken to his father earlier that day, and his father warned him that if he didn't come back home, he would report the vehicle as stolen. Jaden ignored the warning and kept driving, which led to the official report being filed. He'd already been in trouble with his father over the vehicle in the past and had been forbidden from using it. But once he was alone at home, he took the keys and left. Still though, this hadn't been just his decision. Hold up. I got to get this stuff out of the way. All right. You're going to be going to jail for Grand Theft Auto, man. Hop out real quick, man. Just go ahead and face up the car. Okay. Spread your legs a little bit. Oh, this your wallet. I checked the wrong cargo pocket, I guess. What's so wrong with home, man? Well, it does. I I get your dad travels a lot for work. Sometimes. How many pockets you got in this [Music] thing? All right, man. Take a seat. Okay. I saw the house, so you're good to keep this. Grab your stuff or not. Uh, I think I'm good. Go ahead and take a seat. Hello. Great. The brother sister way. I love you. Love you, too. Just sit on you. I can't. And I have a cut on my arm, so it hurts. Oh my god, dude. Be careful. They're going to think you're resisting. All right, stop. No, it just doesn't real for I'm scared. I'm actually scared. I'm going to be alone. I can't believe he reported it. Like I said, we were going to bring it back. Are they taking that your dad's car? I don't know. I actually can't believe it. And now I'm probably not going to see her for a long time. Charlie 35. The girl was placed in a patrol car along with Jaden and both were transported to the station. As they sat in the back seat, they talked to each other quietly, now clearly scared and regretful of their actions. But what exactly did they think would happen after stealing the car? It became clear that neither teen had fully understood the seriousness of their own actions. They had treated it like a game, like some kind of escape. But now, in handcuffs in the back of a cruiser, reality began to kick in. 2300 block is done road 61 63 Charlie 641 6XC it's on a brown Honda I have to take all my piercings out my nose piercing is never going to Dude and my toenails are painted they're going to have me file them my nails they're going to make me pick them off I'm going to get file it last Are you going to the same one as him? No, that's in Georgia. Everything is gone. We're all in jail because probably going to have to do a year or more. Me, all of us. Cuz I was um I'm getting charged with Grand Theft Auto. Yeah, so am I. and whatever whatever with a minor. No, Shai is going to be anxious. She's going to be I can't believe this, dude. I actually can't. Why? Like, that's so stupid that he actually reported it stolen. If he does change his mind and end up bailing you out, you better make sure bailing me out. He won't bail me out. You never know your grandma. My grandma's not bailing me out either. Feel like she would make your your dad. I'm going to have to when I get to jail. Did you guys hear from my dad? Go ahead. Did you hear from my dad? Yeah, I've talked to him a couple times. He's probably going to start heading home soon. I'm so scared. I don't want to sit for a year. Wisconsin, dude. Him. We're going to be stuck here for a long time. I don't know. This is what he wanted. Why does your dad do this to us? No. I really brought it on myself, but he wanted to put me in jail, so that's why we're going. I can at least accept that it's my own fault. But still, I'd never send my kid to jail. All cuz he just couldn't be understanding. It's scary to know that I'm in the middle of nowhere going to jail. Talk about it. I'm going to get My grandma was just telling me about that. Can't wait. [Music] This is really it, Jordan. This is the end. Yep. The end of our lives. Hey, at least at least we got a little bit of time out of it. Yeah. At least we had each other. Yeah, not to do one thing that I really wanted to. Jaden was arrested and charged with vehicle theft. And the 18-year-old female was arrested and charged with vehicle theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.