Two arrested in Mount Olive vehicle theft investigation

The Duplin County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Mount Olive residents in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation. According to authorities, the vehicle was reported stolen on Jan. 21 and located the following day on Tram Road by a DCSO patrol deputy.

Steven Daniel Hanchey, 34, and Jerry Mowery, 19, were allegedly involved in the theft. Both were charged with felony larceny of a motor vehicle and felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Mowery also was charged with simple possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. The investigation involved the DCSO Uniform Patrol Division and Criminal Investigation Division.