PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men are facing charges after police say they tried to steal a vehicle in the parking lot of Mohegan Pennsylvania casino.
According to the Plains Township Police Department, on January 21, around 2:20 a.m., officers were called to Mohegan Pennsylvania for a report of a car theft in progress.
Security officers told police two men, Henry Pena-Acosta, 27, of Scranton, and Jose Rodriguez, 23, of New York, were traveling around the casino parking lot when they stopped and tried to steal a parked car, damaging the lock, according to court records.
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One of the men got "spooked" by a shuttle bus and the two left the area. The two then fled in a vehicle reported stolen out of New York City and were spotted speeding towards Dillon Street, police stated.
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Officers said they quickly followed the car into Wilkes-Barre until they hit a dead end where the pair exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
Pena-Acosta and Rodriguez were eventually caught and arrested. Investigators stated inside the stolen Honda, they found six key fobs, a magnetic pen, and a ratchet.
Pena-Acosta was charged with receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy to commit theft, evading arrest, and driving without a license.
Rodriguez was charged with criminal conspiracy to commit theft, and evading arrest.
Pena-Acosta and Rodriguez remain in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on a $25,000 bail, each.
