CLAYTON — Authorities this week accused a teen of fleeing from police in a stolen car, just months after he pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges related to a string of car break-ins across the region.

Juanell Carter, 18, of Hillsdale was charged Monday with aggravated fleeing and tampering with a motor vehicle. He was in custody Tuesday on a $100,000 bond, according to online records.

His new case comes just six months after he took a deal where he pleaded guilty to 16 counts in connection to dozens of car break-ins and thefts across St. Louis County. In exchange, prosecutors dropped 43 other charges against Carter in that case.

In court documents filed Monday, St. Ann police said that just after 1 a.m. an officer saw a stolen 2024 Nissan Altima, driven by Carter, in the parkin

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