CANTON, Ga. — A woman and her stepson are each facing 26 charges related to car break-ins after they were found in a car with blood splatter inside in a Walmart parking lot in Canton last weekend.
The Canton Police Department said that officers were called about 26 cars that were broken into in the Cherokee Overlook subdivision and the Laurels of Greenwood Apartments just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, according to WSB-TV.
Officers found blood in multiple vehicles and a witness told authorities that they saw a red-colored passenger car leaving the area after they were woken up by a car alarm, according to a news release from the Canton Police Department.
Around 2 p.m. on Sunday, officers were called about a teenager and woman passed out inside a red car in a Walmart parking lot on Riverstone Parkway, WSB reported.
When officers arrived at the scene, they detained the teenager and the woman, police said. Officers looked inside the car and found blood inside. Authorities said the teenager was found with a stolen firearm in his possession when he was detained. She was treated for a cut on her hand.
According to WSB, it is unclear why the two were passed out in the car.
Detectives were called to the scene to speak with the teenager and woman, police said. A search warrant was also obtained for the car.
Police said officers determined that the woman was the teenager’s stepmother. The woman was identified as Brianna Rogers, and the teenager’s identity has not been released due to his age.
Rogers has been charged with 26 counts of entering auto and a count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, police say. The teenager was charged with the same charges and was released into the custody of his biological mother.
Police said additional charges are pending.
