Vicksburg man charged with auto theft

Michael Fortner, 35, of Vicksburg has been charged with one count of auto theft in connection to a 2016 Nissan Sentra that was stolen from a residence in the 1400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard on May 18.  Authorities found the Sentra the same day it was reported stolen, wrecked and abandoned in Jefferson County.

Fortner was arrested at the police station on Monday, June 7, and appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court.  Judge Angela Carpenter set his bond at $30,000 and bound him over to the Warren County grand jury.