A Pelican Rapids man made his initial appearance in Becker County District Court for allegedly stealing a vehicle.
Jesse Antonio Payan, 28, was arrested Dec. 9 at the Holiday Gas Station in Detroit Lakes and charged with felony theft.
According to the complaint, a female from Moorhead notified authorities that her daughter had lent a vehicle to Payan for one day three weeks prior, but that he failed to return it.
When authorities went to arrest Payan, he initially gave the officer a false name, but later admitted his real name and said he “probably had a warrant out for his arrest”.
He is also charged with giving a peace officer a false name, a gross misdemeanor.
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If convicted, Payan faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the theft and a $20,000 fine, as well as one year in prison for the false identification charge and $3,000 fine.
