LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Kevin Berry arrested Diane L. McQueen age 52 of Somerset Rd., London on Wednesday afternoon February 5, 2020 at approximately 4:26 PM.
The arrest occurred off US 25 approximately 9 miles north of London after Sheriff's detectives and deputies with assistance from Kentucky State Police conducted an investigation into the reported theft of a yellow colored 1979 Chevrolet Corvette valued at $22,000 stolen in Laurel County.
The investigation began at 8:30 Wednesday morning and after developing numerous leads Detective Berry was able to locate and recover the stolen vehicle approximately eight hours after the theft report. The vehicle was located near a service station off exit 49 on I–75 approximately 9 miles north of London.
In addition, as the investigation continued a female suspect was located-- the keys to the reported stolen vehicle were found in her possession.
Arrested was - Diane L. McQueen charged with:
- Theft by unlawful taking – auto – $10,000 or more
In addition, this subject was charged on:
- 3 failure to appear in court warrants
Also arrested on unrelated charges was - Tonya K. Proffit age 51 of Old Hare Rd., East Bernstadt charged on:
- Two failure to appear in court Laurel District Court bench warrants
These two individuals were lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Photos of accused attached are courtesy of Laurel County Correctional Center.
Photo of the recovered stolen Corvette provided by the arresting Detective.
Also assisting on the investigation and arrests were:
- Maj. Chuck Johnson
- Capt. Robbie Grimes
- Lieut. Chris Edwards
- Sgt. Greg Poynter
- Detective Kyle Gray
- Detective James Sizemore
- Detective Bryon Lawson
- Deputy Jamie Etherton
- Deputy Charlie Johnson
- Kentucky State Police
Investigation is continuing.
