Search for Stolen Truck Leads to Illegal Grow, Arrests in Clare County

Clare County Sheriff Dept Release

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:40 a.m., the Clare County Central Dispatch received a request from law enforcement from Branch County Michigan, requesting assistance in locating a stolen vehicle.  It was reported to Clare County a black in color 2025 Ford F-350 had been taken from a dealership in Coldwater, and they were able to obtain a ping of the vehicle’s location, in the area of the 2000 block of East Haskell Lake Rd, located in Frost Township. 

Detectives with the Clare County Sheriff Office responded to the area and were able to locate the stolen truck parked partially behind the residence located at 2365 E Haskell Lake Rd.   The detectives made contact at the residence, where they identified a 40-year-old male from Florida, Yoandy Ozuna-Lara had recently moved into the residence.  While on scene, the detectives checked two other Ford trucks parked in the driveway, one a white in color 2024 Ford F-250, and the other a silver 2024 Ford F-350, and discovered both were stolen, one out of Arizona and the other out of Colorado. 

Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence and property.  During the exaction of the search warrant detectives discovered an illegal marijuana grow inside a pole barn located on the property.  Upon completion of the search, detectives seized the three stolen Ford pickups, 75 marijuana plants, approximately one pound of cultivated marijuana, an unregistered 9mm pistol, and $10,000 in cash. 

The homeowner, Yoandy Ozuna-Lara was arrested and lodged in the Clare County Jail.  He was charged with one count of Receiving and Concealing Stolen Goods over $20,000, one count of Maintaining a Drug House, one count of Weapons Felony Firearm, and one count of Possession of a Pistol without a License.  Ozuna-Lara was arraigned in the 80^th District Court Clare County.  His bond was set at $60,000/10%.

A second subject, a 32-year-old Cuban immigrant, Yasmani Plasencia Diaz who had previously been staying in Wheeler Michigan was also arrested. Diaz was charged with Receiving and Concealing Stolen Goods over $20,000.  He was arraigned in the 80^th District Court Clare County.  His bond was set at $25,000/10%.   There is also a hold placed on Diaz with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as he is not a citizen of the United States.