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Jordan Haskins (Courtesy Photo/Saginaw County Sheriff's Office)

SAGINAW, MI -- The man who is awaiting trial on accusations he was "cranking" in a county-owned maintenance truck was jailed Valentine's Day on charges he took five vehicles for a joy ride.

Jordan Haskins, a former Republican candidate for a Michigan House seat, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 14, on seven felony charges related to an early-morning Feb. 6 incident at a Thomas Township auto dealership.

The 26-year-old Saginaw resident faces five counts of unlawfully driving away an automobile, one count malicious destruction of property and one count breaking and entering into a building with intent to commit unlawfully driving away an automobile.

Haskins has a criminal history involving multiple incidents of a fetish he refers to as "cranking." The act entails removing a vehicle's spark plug wires to make the vehicle run rough to help reach sexual self-gratification.

Unlike those incidents, police do not believe Haskins was "cranking" when they allege he took four vehicles awaiting repairs at the body shop of Martin Chevrolet on 8800 Gratiot Road for a joyride.

"This person took some vehicles from the body shop and drove around the back lot area, damaging the vehicles and jumping over hills," Thomas Township Police Sgt. Al Fong said. "It was a joy ride."

Three of the four vehicles police say Haskins took for a spin around 5 a.m. Feb. 6 belonged to people seeking repairs, according to the arrest warrant. The fourth vehicle belonged to the dealership.

The vehicles all suffered an undisclosed amount of damage. According to the arrest warrant, the vehicles were a 2011 red Chevrolet Silverado, a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe, a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox.

Fong said an employee arriving for work at the dealership told police about the incident and noted the car the suspect drove off in.

A short while later, Haskins was arrested near the intersection of Gratiot and St. Andrews roads by Saginaw Township police, Fong said.

The vehicle Haskins was arrested in, a 2001 Buick Park Avenue, was stolen from the city of Saginaw, Fong said. He believes it's the same vehicle Haskins used to travel to Martin Chevrolet.

Haskins is being held in the Saginaw County Jail on $40,000 bond.

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