Two car theft suspects caught a ride Tuesday morning, April 16, from the owner of the car they allegedly stole Monday night, April 15. The stolen car’s owner promptly drove the men to the police station and they are now sitting in Park County jail.

Roommates John A. Houston Jr., 19, and Daniel K. Woldstad, 21, both made an initial appearance in Justice Court Tuesday to felony theft of a motor vehicle. The two residents of 903 E. Gallatin St. were both being held on $5,000 bond. The two are the primary suspects for stealing a car sometime Monday night.

At 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jessica Ghiorzo, of 112 N. K St., called the Livingston Police Department to report her 1991 Dodge Monacco missing.

Ghiorzo, her sister and niece then drove around town searching for the missing vehicle.

About 20 minutes into their search, at about 7:20 a.m., Ghiorzo said she saw two “suspicious men” poking around a mobile home near the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness at 1505 E. Gallatin St.

Not paying much attention to the two men, she then found her car in the Kingdom Hall parking lot.

Remembering the two men a couple blocks away, she drove by them again. This time the men flagged Ghiorzo down and asked for a ride.

She said she let the two into the car and immediately noticed they both acted very intoxicated and reeked of alcohol.

Suspecting the two had something to do with her stolen car, Ghiorzo told the men she had to stop by the police department to pick something up.

At the police department, Capt. Dave Fenton was just arriving on duty. Fenton said he could not believe her story and went into the station to confirm the earlier reports.

Fenton, accompanied by officers Tom Totland and Jerry Harmon, then arrested Houston and Woldstad.

Police Chief Darren Raney said Tuesday that Houston and Woldstad are the primary suspects in the investigation.

- By Ryan Sones, Livingston, Montana Enterprise Staff Writer