Crime

He saw an SUV to steal in Kennewick. He missed seeing the owner

An SUV owner helped catch the man trying to steal his vehicle in Kennewick.

The man was leaving work at 6 p.m. Monday in the 8600 block of West Clearwater Avenue when he and a friend spotted a man trying to steal his Ford Explorer, Kennewick police Officer Trever Davis said.

The two pinned the thief inside of the vehicle and held him there until police arrived, Davis said.

The suspect, Korhnel Burkett, 22, was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

This story was originally published November 21, 2017 at 3:34 PM with the headline "He saw an SUV to steal in Kennewick. He missed seeing the owner."

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