Overview
- O’Neal’s black 2025 Range Rover, customized to fit his 7-foot-1 frame and valued around $180,000, was picked up in Georgia on Oct. 20 for delivery to Baton Rouge but never arrived.
- The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office says preliminary findings indicate an unauthorized party took possession under false pretenses, consistent with a known “double brokering” scam.
- Investigators traced the vehicle to a tow truck registered to Griffin Wrecker Service LLC with Georgia tag YIW241 that transported it to an address in Atlanta, and the coordinator has not been fully identified.
- Effortless Motors, which arranged the transport, says its internal systems were compromised and is offering a $10,000 reward while working with law enforcement, with federal involvement referenced by the company.
- No arrests have been announced, and authorities are reviewing digital records and the chain of custody as the search for the still-missing SUV continues.