On Saturday, May 11, 2013, at around 3:00 AM, the Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing team transporter was stolen from the teams race shop in Mooresville, N.C. The value with the contents included is well over $250,000. Rowan County Sheriffs Department and Detective Carl Dangerfield is pursuing leads and has issued arrest warrants in connection with this case. ‘It is my sole concern to get the transporter back so that we can make Friday nights Camping World Truck Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway’ said Cobb. ‘We are working with other teams right now to borrow the necessary items in the event our hauler and its contents are not returned. We are pleased with the diligent work that the Rowan County Sheriffs Department has shown in solving this crime.” Any information on the whereabouts of the stolen property can be directed to the lead investigator, Detective Carl Dangerfield 704-216-8711. (Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing PR)(5-15-2013) UPDATE: The Rowan County Sheriffs Office said it has issued warrants for the arrest of Mike Joseph Harmon and Sheila Rae Rice for felony larceny and breaking and entering in connection with the case. It values the hauler and contents at $279,000. Harmon, a NASCAR driver and team owner primarily in the Nationwide Series, has worked with Cobb in the past. Harmon used to be the team manager for Cobbs Nationwide team.( Sporting News )(5-15-2013) UPDATE 2: Mike Harmon tweeted twice Wednesday evening, ‘I want it known that I have never stolen so much as a piece of bubble gum in my life. I did not take JJC hauler, there is no video of me anywhere near her shop. Today she was the windshield & I was the bug, but when we get in FEDERAL court in a couple wks theres a boulder coming”.(5-15-2012) UPDATE 3: A NASCAR driver is out on bond after deputies in Cleveland County arrested him and charged him with stealing a competitors trailer from a Rowan County business park. He says he didnt do it. According to the Cleveland County Sheriffs Office, Mike Harmon was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle and felony larceny. He was later released from the jail on a $10,000 bond. Harmon told WBTV that he has a strong alibi, he wasnt even in the state. He says he was in Darlington, SC for the race over the weekend, watching a friend drive his car in the Darlington 500. Investigators told WBTV on Thursday morning that they are still working to recover the stolen trailer. Harmon has attempted to get the trailer back in the past, through the court system, but the ruling went against him, investigators say. The Rowan County Sheriffs Office want the public to know that if someone is hiding the trailer until the situation gets sorted out, they could be charged with receiving stolen goods – a felony charge.( WBTV )
