Lacey’s Spring man charged in connection with 2 stolen vehicles

Jan. 17—A Lacey’s Spring man is accused of stealing a vehicle, driving it to Valhermoso Springs, and stealing a second vehicle, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office.

Adam Eugene Massey, 42, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree theft and one count of third-degree burglary on Wednesday, according to jail and court records. He remained in the Morgan County Jail on Friday in lieu of a $12,500 bond.

The Sheriff’s Office said Massey stole a vehicle Wednesday from a residence on Northeast Fields Road, in Lacey’s Spring, before driving the vehicle to Valhermoso Springs and wrecking it on Slaughter Road.

From there, Massey stole another vehicle, which was tracked to a liquor store in Decatur and later located, along with Massey, at a residence in Lauderdale County, the Sheriff’s Office said.

— david.gambino@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2438.