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Centreville man in court on charge of stealing BMW at the Inn at Little Washington

by | Apr 4, 2025

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Quoc Bao Vuong, a Centreville man accused of stealing a rental car from The Inn at Little Washington, appeared in Rappahannock County General District Court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing on a grand larceny charge. 

A public defender was appointed to Vuong’s case after Judge Jessica L. Foster determined he qualified for one. Vuong, 27, said he is unemployed, and that he “still [goes] to school,” and lives with his parents, who were present in the courtroom. 

The hearing was continued to May 20 to allow Vuong time to meet with his attorney. 

On March 11, a $56,000 2024 BMW series 4 convertible, rented by guests at the inn, was stolen around 5 a.m. from the Trinity Episcopal Church parking lot across the street from the inn’s main entrance, according to a criminal complaint filed March 20.

SIXT rental company, located near Dulles Airport, was able to track the vehicle with a GPS, according to the complaint, which “tracked in several states” and ultimately stopped in a parking garage in Arlington with Vuong inside. 

Vuong was arrested by Arlington police on the evening of March 11 and told officers in an interview that he was in the Rappahannock area to watch the sunrise on Skyline Drive, according to the complaint. He is also being charged by Arlington police with unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a Schedule I/II controlled substance.

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By Ireland Hayes

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Ireland joined Foothills Forum as a full-time reporter in 2023 after graduating from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication with a degree in journalism and minor in music. As a student, she gained valuable experience in reporter and editor positions at The Red & Black, an award-winning student newspaper, and contributed to Grady Newsource and the Athens Banner-Herald. She spent three years as an editorial assistant at Georgia Magazine, UGA’s quarterly alumni publication, and interned with The Bitter Southerner. Growing up in a small town in Southeast Georgia, Ireland developed a deep appreciation for rural communities and the unique stories they have to tell. She completed undergraduate research on news deserts, ghost papers and the ways rural communities in Georgia are being forced to adapt to a lack of local news. This research further sparked her interest in a career contributing to the preservation of local and rural news.