Woman charged with felony taking of motor vehicle in Tupelo

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A North Carolina woman is in the Lee County jail after an accident involving a stolen vehicle.

24-year-old Milan Johnson of Angier, North Carolina was charged with felony taking of a motor vehicle.

Tupelo police were called to a motor vehicle accident yesterday on Barnes Crossing Road near Highway 78.

Police said the owners of the vehicle stated it was stolen and someone crashed it into a bridge.

Johnson was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center and then shortly after, taken to the Lee County jail.

Her bond was set at $100,000.

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