EPCSO: Man arrested after ‘joy riding’ in Porsche without permission

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after he allegedly went on a “joy ride” in a Porsche, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.

Andrei Borovenskii, 32, was arrested on Thursday, July 4, and was booked into the El Paso County Jail for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said.

At about 11 a.m. that Thursday, an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop along the 7000 block of Doniphan on a black Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.

The car had no visible registration plates, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The deputy observed that the driver was “extremely nervous” and provided conflicting stories while denying ownership of the vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The deputy conducted an investigation and located the contact information for the registered owner of the car.

The registered owner lives in California and had hired a transportation company to take his vehicle from Austin to California, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation also showed that the suspect was employed by the transportation company as a driver and he had removed the vehicle from a trailer to take it on a “joy ride” without permission from the owner, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The Porsche was impounded for safekeeping and the registered owner said he would make arrangements to get his vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said.

After “an extensive search” for the transportation trailer, the trailer and towing vehicle were also located and were also secured and impounded for safekeeping, the Sheriff’s Office said.

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