Alleged stolen part of paul walker's car revealed on instagram

A Tujunga man accused of stealing a
piece of the wrecked red Porsche Carrera
GT that Paul Walker and Roger Rodas
were in when they died in a fiery crash
appears to have posted a photo of the
souvenir on Instagram.
Jameson Witty, 18, was arrested outside
his home Thursday.
"Piece of Paul Walker's car. Took it off a
tow truck at a stop light," Witty
captioned the image on his social media
account just before 11 p.m. the night of
the crash. The photo appears to show the
T-top panel from the roof of the car that
authorities said he was arrested for
allegedly stealing off the bed of a tow
truck as it transported the wreckage to a
police impound yard for investigation.
A second unidentified 25-year-old suspect
is making arrangements to turn himself
in to authorities in the next few days. It
remains unclear what role each of the
two men played in the theft.
On Instagram, Witty identified himself as
a Paul Walker fan and previous images
show he is involved in planning a
memorial event for car enthusiast fans of
Paul Walker later in this month.
While other fans, and even Walker's
friend and "Fast and Furious" co-star
Tyrese Gibson, had taken fragments left
from the car at the crash site, those
pieces were no longer considered
evidence and had been left behind by
detectives.
Witty and his accomplice face charges of
evidence tampering along with theft
because they stole a piece from the part
of the car that was still in police custody
pending additional investigation into the
crash.
The remains of the high-performance car
were towed away from the Valencia
crash scene around 10 p.m. Saturday,
and police say several cars followed the
tow truck as it transported the wreckage
to the impound yard for additional
investigation. While the flatbed tow truck
was stopped at a red light at McBean
Parkway and Newhall Ranch Road, a
man allegedly took the roof panel from
the wreckage.
Witty remains in custody at the Santa
Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station in lieu of
$20,000 bail, according to sheriff's
records.
Walker, an actor and star of the "Fast
and Furious" franchise, was a passenger
in the rare Porsche driven by financial
adviser and part-time race car driver
Rodas when it collided with a light pole
and tree before exploding, killing both
men.
Officials have said speed appears to be a
factor, but the investigation into the
cause of the crash remains ongoing.
Fans have flocked to the site of the crash,
on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson
Parkway, since word of the actor's death
spread early Saturday evening. There is a
growing sea of flowers, cards and candles
for the two men, and deputies have been
regularly stationed near the site since the
crash.
Warnings have been issued that cars
parked illegally will be ticketed and that
traffic laws will be strictly enforced after
some fans began speeding past the site in
homage to Walker's fast-driving
character Brian O'Conner in the movie
series.
Fans have planned a public memorial at
the site for Sunday at noon that is
expected to draw as many as 20,000 cars.