An U.S. Army private might have made it through Volusia County this week if he had checked his gas gauge. But what started out as an effort to help that stranded motorist ended up with him behind bars, accused of stealing a military Humvee from Fort Stewart in Georgia.


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Sean Aaron Johnson, 23, of New Orleans, is being held without bail in the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach, accused of grand theft of a motor vehicle. According to an arrest affidavit, the U.S. Army also intends to charge him with being absent without leave. After a motorist reported the Humvee sitting on the side of Interstate 95 in the Port Orange area early Tuesday, Deputy Jay Hawman found Johnson sitting in the vehicle that had run out of gas, according to the arrest report. Johnson, who had only a military identification card and no driver's license, told Hawman he was transporting the vehicle to the Fort Lauderdale. Hawman said he became suspicious because Johnson did not have a copy of his orders, did not have a government fuel card to refuel the vehicle and was dressed in civilian clothing. When Hawman was unable to verify Johnson's story and could not determine if the vehicle was stolen, the Humvee was towed and Johnson was taken to a hotel. He was arrested later Tuesday after the Army notified the Sheriff's Office that the vehicle was stolen.

Source: Soldier arrested: Army private accused of stealing Humvee, faces AWOL charges

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