Woman claims she didnt return rental car for a month because she was too busy, deputies say [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. (Gray News) – Authorities say a woman was arrested after they recovered a stolen rental vehicle that was overdue by more than a month.

According to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were alerted Thursday to an automated license plate reader that picked up on a reported stolen Dodge Durango with Florida license plates.

The sheriff’s office said it located the vehicle and detained the driver, 33-year-old Mogan A. Jewell, after confirming the license plate on the vehicle.

Authorities said Jewell had originally rented the SUV in Dallas on Oct. 20 for just a day. But she told them that she “became too busy to return it” and ended up driving to Spokane.

Jewell claimed that her attempts to contact the rental company to extend her rental agreement were unsuccessful. However, she did tell authorities that she received a message from the rental company warning her it would be reported as stolen if she …