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2 arrested after trying to sell stolen lawn care equipment worth over $10K, DeLand police say

Ian Way, Destiny Thacker face charges

Ian Way and Destiny Thacker (DeLand Police Department)

DELAND, Fla. – A man and woman tried selling lawn care equipment worth over $10,000 that was stolen from a Orange City business last week, according to the DeLand Police Department.

Police said Ian Way, 31, and Destiny Thacker, 27, were arrested in connection with a burglary on June 16.

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The department said it received a call around 7:30 a.m. about a burglarized trailer in the 700 block of East Voorhis Avenue.

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Police said surveillance video showed the burglary happen around 4:30 a.m. The department said it later learned items matching the description of what was stolen were being put up for sale.

The department said detectives were able to recover approximately $9,500 worth of the stolen equipment.

Way faces charges of violation of probation/community control, grand theft, dealing in stolen property and burglary of an unoccupied structure. Thacker faces a dealing in stolen property charge.

He is being held on no bond at the Volusia County jail while she is being held on a $5,000 bond.