Event Brief
Stolen motorcycle recovered 25 years later in NC
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: A motorcycle stolen from Blount County about 25 years ago was recovered in North Carolina after deputies responded to reports of a man spray-painting a motorcycle at a dollar store off Highway 129. Cherokee County deputies arrested Brian Hogan, who was found painting the bike red.
WHO: Brian Hogan; Cherokee County deputies
WHAT: Deputies arrested a suspect for spray-painting a recovered motorcycle believed stolen from Blount County 25 years earlier.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Cherokee County, North Carolina
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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