CMU Police arrested the man accused of stealing a student’s car from Lot 63 on Nov. 17.

Chief Assistant Prosecutor Roy Kranz said Kendall Wrath was arrested and arraigned on Dec. 3 and currently is lodged in the Isabella County Jail.

Wrath is being charged on two different counts for the theft and accident.

“He is charged with unlawful driving away of an automobile, a five-year felony, and failure to report an accident, a 90-day misdemeanor,” Kranz said.

Wrath allegedly stole Canadian Lakes senior Tyler Hubbard’s car from the tailgating lot between the football game Nov. 16 and the early morning hours of Nov. 17, when it was reported to be involved in an accident on Pickard Road.

Hubbard learned his car was stolen when he was woken up early in the morning on Nov. 17 by the police department.

“They woke me up at like four in the morning,” Hubbard said. “They came into my bedroom and shined their flashlight on me.”

Hubbard said the police thought he and one of his roommates were responsible for the crash, and thoroughly questioned them.

“They kind of ran us through the ringer for a while,” Hubbard said.

No one was seriously injured in that accident, though the car was completely totaled. Hubbard did not have full coverage insurance, so his insurance will not pay for the damages.

The incident was the first theft of a vehicle on campus in several years. CMU Police Chief Stan Dinius said there were four vehicle thefts on campus in 2004.

Kranz met with Wrath’s attorney, Gordon Bloom, on Thursday for a preliminary exam. He said he is not sure where the case is headed after this, but it is not likely that it will go to trial.

“But you never know,” Kranz said.

The warrant for Wrath’s arrest was issued Nov. 29.

“It was a felony warrant,” Dinius said. “We did a good investigation and the prosecutor issued a warrant, and the person was arrested. That’s our job. That’s what we do.”

Officers located Wrath after they found a form of identification that had been left in the car. He admitted to have been driving the car at the time of the accident.

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