Miscellaneous

Floridian's Stupidity is Another Man's Gain

They just make it so easy on the cops, don't they?

A man who Pasco sheriff's deputies say attempted to steal about $2,000 worth of fishing poles from a parked boat didn't help his situation by telling deputies during questioning that he had been "wanting that boat for a while. Mark my words, I'll get it again."

Craig Martin, 41, was charged with burglary after deputies said he tried to take the rods from the victim's boat locker Sunday afternoon. According to deputies, Martin did not want to talk about the incident, but during the investigation he blurted out, "We both know I did it."

Martin, who remained in the Land O'Lakes jail Monday night in lieu of $10,000 bail, said he made a mistake by entering the boat during the day, according to a report. "I usually ain't that dumb ... you ain't writing that down, are you?"

You know, when a man confesses, after committing a crime, that he "usually ain't that dumb," I'm guessing that, in fact, he is that dumb.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).