Test Drive II
Jon Courtney, 27, stopped by the St. Clair County (Ill.) Jail to turn himself in on a warrant. He thought he could pay his bail and get going right away, so he left his pickup truck sitting out front, idling. Instead, he was booked into jail. Courtney told jailers about the truck, but when deputies went out to secure it, it was gone. Courtney was cited for leaving an unattended vehicle, and James Thomas, 17, who was leaving the jail at the same time Courtney arrived, was pulled over later driving the truck, and was arrested. Thomas had stopped by the jail to see if he had any warrants on him, but he didn’t. (Belleville News-Democrat) ...Which apparently offended him.
Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11