CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati office of the FBI busted a “chop shop” of stolen luxury vehicles and charged a 20-year-old Oakley man with running it, court records show.

Cole Watson appeared in federal court Tuesday on one count each of “operating a chop shop,” interstate transportation of stolen property and aggravated identity theft, according to the docket.

He was released on a no-cash bond with conditions and waived his right to a preliminary trial, according to the court docket.

If convicted on all counts, Watson could face decades in prison.

FOX19 NOW reached out to his attorney for comment as well as federal prosecutors and the FBI.

We will update this story when we hear back.

Fairfax police in eastern Hamilton County alerted the FBI earlier this year, on April 28.

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