Hurricane Isaias car-charger arrests: what police say happened next
Dustin Kelley and Amanda Carr are accused of getting a woman to let them charge a phone in her car, then taking it; both are presumed innocent.
On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime WatchPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Fox News: “Isaias aftermath brings arrests after suspects allegedly trick woman into letting them in car, store looted”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:41 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Hurricane Isaias.
- BBN covered this story before: Hurricane Isaias hit Gulf Coast, spread rain and wind inland (October 12).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe stakeout snack is pretzel bites, Hank, and I am NOT sharing, because the story is the one with the phone charger and the car and the hurricane!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFox News reports that Dustin Kelley and Amanda Carr are now under arrest, accused of talking their way into a woman's car after Hurricane Isaias and then taking her phone.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterPicture it, Hank. A storm has just passed, the power is out, and a stranger asks one small favor. Just a little charge!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA little charge.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe car became their target, the charger was the prize, and she willingly handed it over herself, allegedly. That's the part that really haunts me!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBoth of them are accused, and neither has been convicted.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA store was also looted in the aftermath, though the report does not tie that to these two.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterCheck your battery tonight, America. Ten percent is how it starts!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy bunker has no outlets. I'm safe.
Also on air
The story so far
- Thousands still without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves… · CBS News
- Hurricane Isaias' devastating aftermath comes into focus in striking… · Fox News
- Western North Carolina swamped by over 8 inches of Isaias rain · WLOS
- Hurricane Isaias hit Gulf Coast, spread rain and wind inland · The Weather Channel
- Hurricane Isaias car-charger arrests: what police say happened next (this story)
- Florida confirms six deaths after Isaias; House map shifts · The Guardian
- Hurricane Isaias death toll rises to 6 in Florida · New York Post
- 22 dogs rescued ahead of Hurricane Isaias get a second chance · ABC7 WWSB
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