Man wanted for role in luxury car theft ring captured in Irvington, held on $1M bond

Kenneth Daniels was charged last month along with 21 other men who helped steal dozens of exotic vehicles from suburban areas around New Jersey

Kenneth Daniels (New Jersey State Police)

IRVINGTON - A man wanted in connection with an international car theft ring is being held on $1 million bail after being captured on Thursday.

Kenneth Daniels had been on the run since last month, when he was officially charged alongside 21 others as part of an international luxury carjacking ring broken up by the State Police and Attorney General's office.

Most of the men have been apprehended, but Daniels was still on the loose Thursday when a team of state troopers and U.S. Marshals tracked him to Irvington. After spotting him on Springfield Avenue, Daniels attempted to flee, but was quickly taken into custody, police said.

He is facing charges including racketeering, receiving stolen property and money laundering, as well as a new rap for resisting arrest.

Authorities have yet to specify Daniels' alleged role in the carjacking ring, which targeted vehicles like Land Rovers, Maseratis and Bentleys parked outside country clubs and fancy restaurants, but he has a history of car theft offenses.

He was locked up in June 2005 on charges of stealing luxury cars in Chatham and ramming them into police cruisers in an attempt to escape.

A judge handed him a 13-year prison sentence the following year, but an appellate court reversed the decision in 2008 and allowed Daniels to walk free on time served.

He is currently being held at the Morris County Jail in lieu of $1 million bond, according to state police.

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