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A man accused of breaking into cars at popular trail parking lots may be connected to an organized crime group called the "Felony Lane Gang." WRAL's Eric Miller explains what else the man is accused of.

OF PEOPLE RATTLED BY THIS TONIGHT. CHRIS, LET US KNOW ELSE. FIND OUT. THANK YOU. >> RIGHT NOW IT'S 7 A MAN ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO CARS AT POPULAR TRAIL PARKING LOTS IN OUR AREA MAY BE CONNECTED TO AN ORGANIZED CRIME GROUP CALLED THE FELONY LANE GANG DEPUTIES SAY SIMON SLAUGHTER STOLE ITEMS FROM CARS AT BOTH HOLLOW ROCK NATURE PARK AND BRUMLEY NATURE PRESERVE IN ORANGE COUNTY. HE'S WANTED FOR SIMILAR CRIMES IN AT LEAST 3 OTHER STATES, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA WRAL'S ERIC MILLER EXPLAINS WHAT ELSE HE'S ACCUSED OF. >> THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS SLAUGHTER MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT. IF YOU DEPUTY HADN'T CAUGHT HIM IN THE ACT. THIS IS BACK ON FEBRUARY 6. THAT DEPUTY PULLING IN HERE TO THE BRUMLEY FOREST PRESERVE AND CATCHING SLAUGHTER. STANDING AT THE BACK WINDOW OF AN SUV THAT DEPUTY VINCE OR SLAUGHTER JUMP AWAY FROM THAT VEHICLE. GET INTO ANOTHER WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS WHEN THEY TOOK SLAUGHTER INTO CUSTODY BE HAD A GLASS BREAK OR MULTIPLE BANK CARDS WITH DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF HIS NAME, 3 CELL PHONES AND FLORIDA AND GEORGIA DRIVER'S LICENSES. >> AND THE TIES TO OTHER STATES DON'T STOP THERE. THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS SLAUGHTER IS WANTED FOR SIMILAR CRIMES IN AT LEAST 3 OTHER STATES AND THAT THE 5TH SRI SYMBOL, THOSE COMMITTED BY THE FELONY LANE GANG, WHICH HAS ATTRACTED NATIONAL ATTENTION, INCLUDING FROM THE FBI FOR A MULTI-YEAR STRING OF VEHICLE BREAK-INS BANK CARD AND IDENTITY THEFT SOME AND I THOUGHT THE FIRST VEHICLE BREAK-IN HAPPENED FEBRUARY 4TH AT THE HOLLER ACT. NATURE PRESERVE A TOTE BAG, WALLET, ID AND CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS WERE TAKEN JUST MINUTES AFTER THE VICTIM PARKED THEIR CAR AT THE TRAILHEAD. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS SECURITY VIDEO POINTED THEM TO SLAUGHTERS VEHICLE, WHICH SHOULD DEPUTY SPOTTED BRUMLEY FOREST ON THE 6TH. THIS WAS A WEEK AGO A NEIGHBOR FUND. THIS HAPPENED TO TWIN SISTER JEANNETTE'S TIME IN A MILLION DRAKE SAY AFTER MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS, THEY ALWAYS TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN LEAVING THEIR CAR AT THE DRILL, IT WILL USE A CAR HAPPENED TO ONE OF OUR SISTERS IN ANOTHER STATE. SO NEITHER OF US CARRIES CASH OR AT LEAST CASH OR COMPUTERS OR ANY ELECTRONICS IN OUR CAR SLAUGHTER DID POST A $20,000 BOND. HE'S DUE BACK IN COURT ON MARCH 22ND. >> AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEY SAY IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING, YOU MAYBE YOU HAD YOUR CAR BROKEN INTO A COUPLE OF THINGS TAKEN. YOU JUST DIDN'T REPORT IT. >> THEY DO STILL WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS THIS HAS REMAINED

Organized crime group linked to series of car break-ins at local trails

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Organized crime group linked to series of car break-ins at local trails

True crime podcast: 'The Killing Month August 1978' tells the violent saga of the Johnston Gang