A 49-year-old convicted robber and burglar made his first appearance in court Monday in Santa Ana on charges of stealing or attempting to steal 10 vehicles in an identity theft scheme.
Jean Anthony Parret, who was arrested Friday, was charged in April with felony counts of stealing seven vehicles and attempting to steal three others from car dealerships throughout the Southland, according to court records. The defendant was also charged with five counts of identity theft and five counts of identity theft with a prior conviction, all felonies, and faces sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime between $100,000 to $500,000, according to the criminal complaint.
Parret was being held on $599,915 bail.
The Attorney General’s Office charged the defendant with committing crimes in Orange, Los Angeles, Kern, Ventura, and Riverside counties.
He was accused of using someone else’s identity to steal a 2021 Ford Ranger Lariat from Cal Worthington Ford in Long Beach Nov. 18, 2021; a 2020 Ford Ranger from Kia Downtown of Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2021; a 2022 Chevy Silverado from G. Bunnin Chevrolet in Santa Paula on Nov. 26, 2021; a 2021 Nissan Titan from Garden Grove Nissan on Dec. 15, 2021; a 2022 Chevy Silverado from Chevrolet of Montebello Jan. 4, 2022; a 2022 Ford F-150 from Norm Reeves Ford Feb. 21, 2022, and a 2022 Audi S3 from Walter’s Audi in Riverside on Feb. 23, 2022.
Parret was also accused of attempting to steal a 2020 Ford Ranger from Raceway Ford in Riverside on Dec. 22, 2021; a 2021 Ford F-150 from Cal Worthington Ford in Long Beach on Jan. 6, 2022; and a 2021 Range Rover from South Bay Jaguar on Feb. 23, 2022.
Parret pleaded guilty Dec. 27, 2021, to burglary, identity theft, grand theft auto and forgery of public or corporate seals, all felonies. The defendant also pleaded guilty to two felony counts of robbery in May of 2012.