Deputies help recover over $2 million in stolen iPhones on I-75

Staff report

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Jeffery Lydell Moore, 61, was arrested yesterday after law enforcement officers pulled over a U-Haul truck on I-75 and found stolen iPhones worth over $2 million.

According to a social media post by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO), deputies learned during the evening hours of March 19 that the U-Haul truck, which was linked to an organized retail crime investigation by the Miami-Dade Police Department, was traveling northbound near mile marker 380 on I-75. The Miami-Dade Police Department also provided a detailed description of the suspect.

Florida Highway Patrol Troopers saw the U-Haul truck at mile marker 392 and initiated a traffic stop, assisted by ASO deputies.

Moore, the driver of the truck, matched the description of the suspect; he got out of the truck and was detained. The stolen iPhones were reportedly found in the truck.

Moore has been charged with grand theft, conspiracy to commit theft, and engaging in an organized scheme to defraud. His bail will be set by a judge in Miami-Dade County.

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