People v. Espinosa CA2/6

Facts On the evening of September 26, 2014, appellant asked Brian Williams if he could borrow Williams’ Toyota Tacoma truck for an hour to run some errands. Williams was a general contractor and kept his power tools and job site keys in the truck. Williams was a roommate with Trina Kea, appellant’s common law wife. Appellant left with Kea but never returned the truck. Kea told Williams that she quarreled with appellant and walked home. Williams called multiple times the next day and continuing calling but appellant did not answer the calls. Williams was concerned because the truck had a bed box filled with power tools and job site keys. Kea assured Williams that appellant would return the truck and helped him look for the truck. Williams reported the truck stolen on October 1, 2014. At 1:40 a.m. on October 2, 2014, Ventura County Deputy Sheriff Aaron Grass stopped appellant in Thousand Oaks. Appellant was under the influence of a controlled substance and driving Williams’ truck. When appellant pulled out his wallet, Deputy Grass saw loose credit cards on the seat under appellant’s legs. None of the credit cards belonged to appellant or the passengers in the truck. Appellant was…