SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Datavion Taylor and Marquise Spotted Eagle are accused of taking two underage girls out of state in a stolen car and committing crimes along the way.
Court documents are giving a better idea of how the situation unfolded.
It began on the night of August 10, 2024 when two men – matching Taylor and Spotted Eagle’s descriptions – stole a car outside a South Minnesota Avenue gas station in Sioux Falls.
Surveillance video from the business also shows two girls who appear to be in their teens.
In addition to the stolen car, court documents say they also found an AR-15 rifle inside.
According to KELO News, over the next few days, investigators from Colorado and Nebraska reached out to Sioux Falls Police saying the stolen vehicle had been involved in a string of crimes.
Authorities found one of the girls in Colorado and launched a nationwide search.
A day later, troopers found the two men and the other girl in central Nebraska.
The State Patrol says they were driving a stolen van and one of the men threw a gun out of the window.
They were booked into jail on several Nebraska charges. There are warrants for Spotted Eagle’s arrest in Colorado and South Dakota.
Taylor is in the Minnehaha County Jail, accused of possessing a stolen car, stealing a gun and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
Earlier,, he pleaded guilty to another charge connected with the same case in Union County.
