MARTIN, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Pike County man is facing an auto theft charge after police say he failed to return a vehicle he took on a test drive from a Floyd County dealership nearly two years ago.

According to authorities, 53-year-old James Anthony Snell of Kimper visited BRC Auto Sales on Route 80 in Martin on Aug. 31, 2024, and took a 2011 Jeep Compass for a test drive. Police say the vehicle was never returned.

An arrest warrant was later issued in connection with the case.

Snell was taken into custody shortly before noon Saturday after a Kentucky State Police trooper stopped him for a cracked windshield. Authorities said he was not driving the Jeep at the time of the traffic stop.

He is charged with one count of auto theft.

If convicted, Snell could face up to five years in prison.