About 24 hours after a man took a pickup truck for a test drive and did not return Bradley County Sheriff’s deputies had the truck and a suspect.

Acting on information from a concerned citizen, patrol deputies and detectives went to an address on White Road on Thursday and found Gavin Woodall II taking parts off of the vehicle. 

Gavin Woodall

A check of the license tag confirmed it was the one stolen from B and C Auto Sales on Wildwood Avenue. The tailgate, bed liner, and a tool box had been removed.

After questioning, Woodall, 18, of Thompson Springs Road, was charged with theft over $1,000.

The owner of the vehicle was contacted and took possession of the vehicle.