Lecompton teen arrested following alleged attempt to sell stolen car on Facebook

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A 19-year-old man is in custody following an alleged attempt to sell a stolen Chevrolet Corvette on Facebook Marketplace, officials said.

Sheriff Brian C. Hill announced that on Thursday, April 10, the Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division gained information regarding an individual attempting to sell a stolen vehicle on Facebook Marketplace. Hill stated in a press release that the Sheriff’s Proactive Operational Response Team (S.P.O.R.T.) was immediately activated. A location for the subject and vehicle was determined.

Around 12:51 p.m. Thursday, Shawnee Co. deputies discovered a red Chevrolet Corvette that was reported stolen out of Olathe, Kan., near NW Lower Silver Lake Road and NW Brickyard Road. In addition, officers allegedly located a stolen firearm out of Johnson County, Kan.

As a result, Cooper E. Rash, 19, of Lecompton, Kan., was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for the following:

• Possession of stolen property: firearm with value less than $25,000 
• Possession of stolen property; value $25,000 to $100,000

Hill stated that Rash also had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest out of Shawnee County.

This incident is still under investigation.