A 20-year-old Charlotte man is facing 112 criminal charges after investigators say he spent two weeks in September breaking into dozens of parked cars, stealing guns, and ultimately holding a man at gunpoint during a robbery at an apartment complex. Ja'Kari Fleming is being held without bond at the Mecklenburg County Jail as prosecutors work through a case that spans 57 separate vehicle break-ins.
According to WCNC Charlotte, the alleged break-ins occurred between September 1 and September 15, according to court records, and Fleming faces 57 counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle alongside 11 counts of larceny of a firearm. He also faces 3 counts of felony larceny, 16 counts of misdemeanor larceny, 14 counts of felony conspiracy, a count of financial card theft, and a count of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, among other charges tied to the spree.
Fleming was arrested on September 15, and police reports reviewed by the station describe a cluster of overnight hits on hotel parking lots on September 7, including properties at 9315 Statesville Road, 7911 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, and Harris Corners Parkway, all occurring between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Six days later, on September 13, police reports accuse him of break-ins outside a Planet Fitness on Mount Holly-Huntersville Road around 3 p.m. and on Stoneyridge Drive around 4 p.m. the same day.
Armed Robbery Charge Keeps Him Behind Bars
The most serious charge against Fleming stems from an alleged September 9 incident at an apartment complex on Falls Creek Lane, where police say he stole items from a man at gunpoint. That robbery with a dangerous weapon charge was not filed until September 24, well after his initial arrest, and it is the charge keeping him locked up. Under North Carolina General Statute § 14-87, robbery with a dangerous weapon is a Class D felony; possible consequences include probation, according to Carolina Attorneys, with baseline sentences ranging from 38 to 80 months.
The charge makes Fleming ineligible for Mecklenburg County Pretrial Services' pretrial release supervision program, per the county's own Pretrial Services eligibility policy.
The property charges carry their own weight. Under North Carolina General Statute § 14-56, breaking into a vehicle containing goods or items of value with intent to commit a felony or larceny is a Class I felony, according to Minick Law, P.C. The 11 firearm larceny counts are even more serious on a per-count basis: stealing a firearm in North Carolina is automatically a Class H felony regardless of the weapon's value, per the King Law Offices, with a maximum sentence of up to 39 months on each count.
A Louisiana Warrant and an April Bond
Court records cited by the station's report show Fleming was out on bond for an April misdemeanor larceny charge when the September break-ins allegedly occurred. On the day of his arrest, he was also charged with a Louisiana fugitive warrant for counterfeiting, adding an out-of-state complication to the local case.
The charges have continued to accumulate since his initial arrest. The station notes that additional break-in charges were filed on September 16, the robbery charge followed on September 24, and the most recent charges were filed October 13 after the outlet obtained police reports detailing them. It remains unclear whether further charges against Fleming are still pending, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has not publicly released information related to his case.
Vehicle Crime Trends
Fleming's alleged break-ins included hotel parking lots and a Planet Fitness location. Separately, a CMPD third-quarter public safety report showed a 26% decrease in larcenies from automobiles and a 30% decrease in overall vehicle thefts citywide compared with the same period in 2025, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
CMPD's broader 2025 data underscores the scale of the problem: the department recorded 10,252 total larcenies from vehicles that year, according to the City of Charlotte's annual report. CMPD also has a Juvenile Accountability Diversion and Empowerment team. WCNC reported in January that violent crime had fallen.
Fleming faces 11 firearm-larceny counts among the charges in the case.
