CHILLICOTHE — A Chillicothe man was taken into custody Saturday, August 30, 2025, after police located a stolen vehicle in a retail parking lot and uncovered suspected narcotics and drug paraphernalia inside.

According to a Chillicothe Police Department report, an officer on patrol received an alert about a stolen 2013 Chrysler 200 traveling northbound on Bridge Street. After checking nearby business lots, the officer found the vehicle parked behind TJ Maxx.

As officers moved in, a man later identified as Raeshan Lynch exited the driver’s side of the car and began walking through the parking lot. He was detained at the scene and read his Miranda rights.

Lynch allegedly told police he had been approached earlier on Water Street by someone identified only as “J,” who offered him the chanc

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