June 21, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
An Edmond man was arrested and charged in Custer County recently after allegedly stealing a car.
The incident took place on June 11 when, according to a probable cause affidavit for arrest, 31-year-old Justin Knute Haugen was dropped of at a home in rural Custer County. The owners told deputies with the Custer County Sheriff’s Office that they did not want the individual there because he was kicked out of a rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City. They also reported that the man may have stayed the night in the shed behind their home.
When the woman woke on June 12, she discovered that her vehicle was missing. She told authorities that the keys to the car were in the home, and the only way Haugen would be able to take them, was to break into the home. A review of security camera footage showed an individual later identified as being the suspect, allegedly get into the vehicle and drive off.
Later that day, after a be on the look out was issued on the vehicle and the suspect, deputies were dispatched the home again – with Haugen being at the location.
When the deputies arrived, they found the suspect in a barn. He was eventually arrested.
When asked if he was on any kind of narcotics due to his erratic behavior, Haugen allegedly admitted that he had used methamphetamine the day prior.
Haugen was booked into the Custer County Jail and received a first degree burglary charge along with an unauthorized use of a vehicle charge.
His first court date is scheduled for July 2.
