FRPD arrests suspect for vehicle theft

FRONT ROYAL – The Front Royal Police Department, on Friday, March 16, 2018, obtained four felonies and one misdemeanor charge on Wesley Kenneth Gough, related to an ongoing investigation into the theft of a motor vehicle. During the course of the investigation, it was determined  Gough and another unknown subject stole a vehicle from the Royal Auto Works parking lot and drove it to Florida.

Gough was arrested on January 12, 2018 in Front Royal on unrelated charges out of Prince William County. During his arrest Mr. Gough was found to be in possession of a controlled substance.

Gough was being held at the RSW Regional Jail without bond prior to the issuance of these additional charges. Gough was charged with grand larceny, possession of burglarious tools, conspiracy to commit grand larceny, possession of a Schedule II narcotic and destruction of property. Gough will appear in Warren County General District Court on April 17, 2018 for the additional charges.

Anyone with additional information regarding the case is asked to contact Detective M.R. Ramey at (540) 636-2208 or mramey@frontroyalva.com.