Auburn, Ala. – On Dec. 19, 2023, Auburn Police arrested Joshua Artavious Slaughter, age 19, and a 15-year-old juvenile, both from Lanett, AL on charges resulting from auto burglaries that occurred on Nov. 25, 2023.
Slaughter was arrested in obedience to warrants charging him with four counts of unlawful breaking and entering into a vehicle, three counts of theft of property second degree and theft of property fourth degree. The 15-year-old juvenile was arrested in obedience to juvenile petitions for the charges of three counts of unlawful breaking and entering into a vehicle, two counts of theft of property second degree and theft of property fourth degree.
The arrests stem from an investigation that began when Auburn Police received multiple auto burglary reports that occurred on Nov. 25 near the 1900 block of Samford Trace Court. Slaughter and the 15-year-old juvenile were both developed as suspects, which led to police obtaining arrest warrants and juvenile petitions.
Auburn Police located Slaughter and the 15-year-old juvenile on Dec. 19, and both were arrested. Slaughter was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $16,000 bond. The Lee County Juvenile Probation Office was contacted and directed the release 15-year-old juvenile to a guardian.
All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
