A 20-year-old Charlotte man faces 112 criminal charges tied to 57 car break-ins, including locations on Mount-Holly Huntersville Road and Statesville Road.
Ja'Kari Fleming is accused of breaking into vehicles between Sept. 1 and Sept. 15, according to court records first reported by WCNC Charlotte. Police reports tie some of the alleged break-ins to a hotel at 9315 Statesville Road and to the area outside a Planet Fitness on Mount-Holly Huntersville Road.
The charges include 57 counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, 16 counts of misdemeanor larceny, 14 counts of felony conspiracy and 11 counts of larceny of a firearm. Fleming also faces one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of larceny of a motor vehicle and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle, among other charges.
Arrest and timeline
Fleming was arrested Sept. 15 on a fugitive warrant out of Louisiana for counterfeiting, according to court records. That was the same day multiple break-ins he has now been charged with allegedly occurred. The break-in charges were filed Sept. 16.
Additional charges have been filed since the arrest. Police reports obtained by WCNC Charlotte detail the most recent charges, filed Oct. 13. Those charges accuse Fleming of break-ins at hotels on Statesville Road, West WT Harris Boulevard and Harris Corners Parkway between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Sept. 7. He is also accused of break-ins on Stoneyridge Drive at 4 p.m. on Sept. 13 and outside the Planet Fitness on Mount-Holly Huntersville Road at 3 p.m. the same day.
Armed robbery charge
Fleming also faces a charge for an alleged Sept. 9 robbery with a dangerous weapon at an apartment complex on Falls Creek Lane. Court records accuse him of taking items from a man at gunpoint. That charge was filed Sept. 24.
Fleming was out on bond for an April misdemeanor larceny charge when the break-ins allegedly took place, according to WCNC Charlotte.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) has not publicly released any information about Fleming's charges, WCNC Charlotte reported. It remains unclear whether additional charges are pending.
