Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced Oct. 3 that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging eight members of the “Car Creepers” on allegations of stealing a total of 33 vehicles and 52 credit cards, terrorizing 83 victims, committing four acts of violence, and participating in seven burglaries in 25 different municipalities in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Geauga, Lake and Summit counties.
“The individuals indicted today have wreaked havoc and inflicted violence across Northeast Ohio,” O’Malley said in a news release. “Crime does not stop at any one border and this indictment is a direct result of the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of multiple different law enforcement agencies.”
The eight individuals are TyJier Riley, 20; Dadren Carter, 19; Jaylon Hicks, 19; Jordan Hicks, 19; Deon Young, 21; Josh Ziegler, 20; Joshua Taylor, 19; and Michal Gadomski,19.
From April 1, 2022, to July 25, 2023, eight members of the group would drive to different cities during the late hours of the night, search for vehicles that were left unlocked and steal them, the release said.
In some instances, the victims’ credit cards were inside the vehicles.
The members then would use the stolen credit cards for their own personal use, according to the release.
Some of the defendants were charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, murder, theft and misuse of credit cards.
The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the following municipalities: Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, Beachwood, Bedford, Bedford Heights, Chester Township, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Garfield Heights, Glenwillow, Highland Heights, Lyndhurst, Macedonia, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, Orange Village, Pepper Pike, Richmond Heights, Rocky River, Sagamore Hills, Solon, South Euclid, Twinsburg, University Heights, Westlake, Willoughby and Strongsville.
The defendants will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
