Photo: Martin County Sheriff's Office
A 36-year-old man from Florida ignored the fact that food stamps are called like that for a reason - and not BMW stamps - and tried to buy himself a $60,000 BMW from an auto dealership in Pompano Beach using his EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card.
Nicholas Jackson entered the dealership determined to leave with the keys of his brand-new BMW, but his plan had a few flaws. He offered to pay for the car with a credit card and an EBT card, to which the sales persons obviously kindly asked him to leave. Not being the type to take no for an answer, Nicholas admitted to losing a battle, but not the war.
So he came back the next evening, broke into the dealership and got the car he must have felt he deserved, but was previously denied by the mean employees. Probably thinking ahead at the time he'll want to change the car, he also took the keys to 60 other vehicles from the dealership.
Well, his plan turned sour when the car he stole ran out of gas - which, since it's a dealership car, probably meant two miles down the road (in this case, he actually made it to Palm City). He didn't have the money to fill it up and the people at the gas station probably denied his EBT card as well, so Nicholas was left with a dead car and a whole lot of useless keys.
The Martin County Deputies responding to a suspicious person call found both the stolen car and key, and the man who did it. Nicholas didn't offer any explanation for his actions, but come to think about it, what exactly could he have said? "Officers, here, have my EBT card and let's forget about the whole incident, shall we? [wink]."
Mr. Jackson was charged with Grand Theft Auto and was taken to Martin County Jail. His bail is set at $20,000, but something tells us that too can't be paid with food stamps.
So he came back the next evening, broke into the dealership and got the car he must have felt he deserved, but was previously denied by the mean employees. Probably thinking ahead at the time he'll want to change the car, he also took the keys to 60 other vehicles from the dealership.
Well, his plan turned sour when the car he stole ran out of gas - which, since it's a dealership car, probably meant two miles down the road (in this case, he actually made it to Palm City). He didn't have the money to fill it up and the people at the gas station probably denied his EBT card as well, so Nicholas was left with a dead car and a whole lot of useless keys.
The Martin County Deputies responding to a suspicious person call found both the stolen car and key, and the man who did it. Nicholas didn't offer any explanation for his actions, but come to think about it, what exactly could he have said? "Officers, here, have my EBT card and let's forget about the whole incident, shall we? [wink]."
Mr. Jackson was charged with Grand Theft Auto and was taken to Martin County Jail. His bail is set at $20,000, but something tells us that too can't be paid with food stamps.
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