Whoop-Whoop!
A neighbor called someone in Columbia County, Fla., to say there was a man in their car. They looked out the window and sure enough, a burglar was inside. The car's owners grabbed their keys and, using the remote, locked the man in the car.
"So every time he tried to get out of the car, the owners just kept hitting the lock button on their key fob, and eventually he gave up trying to get out," said sheriff's Sgt. Ed Seifert.
Deputies arrived and Travis James Neeley, 19, was still in the car.
While he was being arrested, deputies noticed another car drive by, and suspected it was Neeley's getaway driver. Sure enough, when they tried to pull the car over, it sped off, leading deputies on a short chase. The driver ditched the car and ran, but Peter Anthony Scandizzo, 25, was caught nearby and charged with fleeing and eluding, possession of marijuana, possession of burglary tools, loitering and prowling, conspiracy to commit burglary, and resisting arrest.
Neeley was charged with burglary of a vehicle, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief, and trespassing.
Neeley:
Scandizzo:
...and a car's remote key fob is smarter than both of them combined.
Source: Gainesville Sun
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Posted by Michael, New Zealand on March 26, 2010:
Re: poison gas
Wouldn't that message, used in that way, constitute a potentially actionable threat?
And there's a concern about the 'unlawful detention' aspect as well.
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There's a definite difference between a joke and actually doing it. I think the readers here understand the difference. At least most of them. I hope. -rc
Posted by Rachel in Broomfield, CO on March 31, 2010:
I would venture a guess that the combined intelligence quotient scores of these two would not exceed my 10-year-old daughters' shoe sizes!
Posted by Michael, New Zealand on March 31, 2010:
Re: poison gas
rc: Yeah, comments on website, fine, point taken.
What I actually meant, though, was having one's car security system threaten to use poison gas. Whether or not gas is actually present in the system, does that constitute an actionable threat, or is it a reasonable ruse to avoid having one's car stolen??
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Anyone can sue over anything they want, but I would think it pretty unlikely they'd actually be able to get any damages from the action. -rc