OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Officials have revealed why a task force raided the home of an Oakland County community leader this week.
Mark Watts, a prominent Lathrup Village community leader, was arrested after his home was raided by Oakland County investigators on May 4.
Watts owns Quality Auto Sales in Detroit, with an office located just minutes from his home. He is also the founder of a youth mentoring program called “Boys 2 Men” and serves as president of the Lathrup Village Chamber of Commerce.
On May 5, Watts was arraigned in court and was charged with three counts of receiving or concealing a stolen motor vehicle and one count of forged license documents or plates.
The investigation began on April 29 after police conducted a traffic stop on Watts and learned he was allegedly driving a retagged stolen car.
On May 4, officers conducted a business inspection at Quality Auto Sales, where they allegedly found two retagged stolen cars.
Police then searched Watts’ home and found a car on his property that had a reportedly stolen license plate.
Watts entered a not guilty plea, and he was given a $25,000 personal bond.
He is scheduled to appear in court on May 18 for a probable cause conference.
You can watch the full arraignment here:
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