Well he was profiled due to his horrible childhood. 😢😢😢 this poor grown boy... I mean man has never once had a chance to grow up. Think of the children, save the whales, gun control... we need to be safe, take my rights so I feel safe from the criminals. SMH
But what if Rocket REAAAALY wanted it. ^-^ My favorite Rocket moments were the first time we see him, and him commenting on the people around him. Very telling about his world view. Rocket was the hero in the Gaurdians movie. He's not the only one, just the biggest one. Several of our "hero's" have a redemption arc, but Rockets was the most extreme IMHO. Just good stuff.
It would be messed up if someone left their keys in their car. Someone took the car to court. Attended and brought it back, and the only reason the owner found out was a security camera... 🤣😂⚖️
LifeNet is an Air Ambulance Company. They fly helicopters and fixed wing air ambulances. The pickup was likely a crew vehicle, mechanic or supervisor transport.
Reminds me of the guy in Ireland who was charged with attempting to steal a cop car. While there were police officers sitting in it. Apparently he didn't notice them at the time because the windows were steamed up.
@@1014p The police officers had apparently been breathing heavily and the inside of the windows was misted with condensation, making it harder to see inside.
The Beverly Hillbilies ain't no Fiction ! Jethro Bodine is still alive, borrowing a vehicle to fulfill his Legal duties. A Medal should be given to this Man. His respect for the Law and Courts totally explains his actions.
The thing is, if you don't have a car, you probably have no way to get to work, which means you have no job and no money to use an app to schedule a ride. When I was young, nobody hired me until I had a car. One of the questions employers ask is, "Do you have reliable transportation?" aka do you own a car? I live in a big city, you can't use public transportation in a timely manner here. You simply must have your own car. So how did I get my car? My uncle gave his old car to my mom, and I get her old car, then I got a job.
You should start trying to get more funds allocated to public transportation in your city. That helps everybody. Cities say they can’t expand public transportation because nobody uses it, but nobody uses it because they don’t have enough transportation, going to enough places at reasonable times
@tinkthestrange No. We have lot's of city busses and a light rail. Public transportation doesn't work well enough to be practical. I used it when I was in high school. It was awful, unreliable, and sometimes dangerous. The busses are slow, break down all the time, and you have to wait 30 mins to an hour for one to arrive and you may need to do that multiple times between routes. The rail only has one route. And if you need to go across the city it will literally take you half of the day just to go on a one-way trip with public transportation. Public transportation only works well enough in compact cities like NYC, and NYC has problems now. You simply must have a car.
@@SpeedDemonExpress well, it works in other cities in europe too.. you can get across the whole city in about half an hour, reliably, here. taking the Car often takes longer, especially if you account for finding a parking spot..
About 30 years ago, my wife taught at a continuation school. One of her students missed a day. When he returned she asked him where he had been. He said he was with his father in court over a stolen car, but when they left the courthouse he was arrested because he stole a car so they could get to court! Because her student was a minor the PD turned him over to Protective Services until his mother could come and get him. It seems that crooks have been stupid for many years.
Doesn't that student's dad have a smart phone, which allows you to use Uber/Lyft? Even without smart phones, there's driver posting ads on Craigslist for rides. Or you could ask to attend court via Zoom.
I used to live in Pawnee, Ok. It's the county seat of Pawnee county. Stillwater is the home of Oklahoma State University and county seat of Payne county. And believe it or not its nothing unusual with his actions. There are some real idiots once you hit the towns. The thing that's sad is unless you have missed a prior court date. They will usually reschedule the date or if they don't reschedule the court data they will place a bench warrant out on you but have it noted that the court doesn't want this person arrested because they informed the court of the absence before hand. I know I've had to do that a couple of times.
When Adventures With Purpose was sonar searching the rivers of Pittsburgh one dump site was near a prison. They were told by locals that criminals who had to turn themselves in would steal a car, drive to this river access near the prison, dump the car and then turn themselves in.
Obviously, theft is a crime, but this is a good example that you absolutely do need to drive in this country to get somewhere. Liberty, the right to travel is a right, not a privilege.
The legal definition of theft is taking property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property. I don't see that here so what we have is a joy riding charge, which I think might be a much lesser offense.
@Beeeer1996 We have a light rail and busses in my city. It is not practical or reliable transportation. The busses are slow, break down all the time, and you have to wait 30 mins to an hour for one to arrive and you may need to do that multiple times between routes. The rail only has one route. And if you need to go across the city it will literally take you half of the day just to go on a one-way trip with public transportation. You simply must have a car in my city.
This reminds me of something that happened years ago. There was a guy on probation for various charges like B&E, theft, GTA, drugs, etc etc. well there was a big multi day concert festival event out of state he wanted to go to badly. So the dude stole a car and drove all the way to the event. Once he gets there he brings more attention to himself by breaking into other people's cars, tents, RVs, etc etc stealing money, drugs, food, event merchandise. I forgot what happened to the dude but I think he got kicked out of the event area and stranded out of State violating his probation big time. The reason why he was stranded because he couldn't get to the car he stole and a big group of event goers beat the crap out of that car. All the windows busted out, panels beaten in, parts ripped off, ran into by other vehicles, and flipped over on its roof. Of coarse everyone there at that time didn't know that bro guy stole that car and it belong to someone else.
@@patrickstomlinsonkilledber3105 Because a lot of times UT will block or delete my comments for typing out the words. It is the idiot UT censors, not me. Shalom
He was really putting effort into getting there. You leave a running vehicle and it gets stolen, you should not be surprised because people are not that honest.
I got some speeding ticket a long time ago that for some reason I had to show up to the court due to some box the officer checked I guess. Like you said, I was dressed in my clean uniform for work, sat quietly until they called me, was honest with the judge, and he knocked it down to five over from what ever it was (probably the maximum of 20/25+.) That's when I learned that it isn't like a normal television court. It's more like the DMV, and they probably deal with such crap all day that they have no problem moving the respectful and polite people through quickly.
It's pretty true. If you present well and are truthful about the small things, you usually get a good result. I had a particularly BAD speeding ticket in a county I don't live in but drive through regularly. I was young and dumb at the time, and I was probably going over 110mph. To be fair, it was on a large, multi-lane highway that is in the hills and was nearly empty at the time. Anyways, I get written up for ~95, or whatever the limit at the time was just underneath Reckless Driving charges. I ended up moving apartments shortly after. Never got a ticket in the mail at my new address, even though I changed it with the DMV. Almost 5 years later, I had an officer come into my work, a chill guy, but he let me know I had a bench warrant. I wasn't arrested, but I was essentially "served" with a new court date. I had almost forgotten about the incident, and I assumed that the original officer had just made a big show of things in order to "scare me straight" (he did, at the time he was writing the ticket, make a big show about how many stupid kids he had seen brutally killed or dismembered after driving the way I was.) I go to the new court date, dressed well and on-time. The public defender I met with briefly before going to the judge suggested I might be able to get the ticket quashed on the grounds of "due process", that it had taken unreasonably long to get this infraction in front of a court, and I had NOT been avoiding the court or concealing my address or information. I went with this option, and wouldn't you know, the judge considered it briefly and dismissed the ticket. I considered myself lucky for this outcome, and I don't drive like a maniac anymore (I'm 33).
Ok What about he judgees and the clerks that cant make it too court ?? lets say during a snow storm ? But I showed up and Wsas told by the local sheriff Courts arent open ?? lol Sorry I live in the middle of corn country with a two wheel drive vehicle ? They live in same count with AWD or $WD vehicles ? I was s there they weren't? Pklaying devil;s advocate ? But trust me? Not one thing you should say to a judge apparently I made it On my court date where were you ? lol
Once in the early ‘60s I was trying to get to court without a valid registration. When I appeared the judge asked how I got there. I ended up with two charges rather than one, then still had to get home. I hopped into my ‘56 Chevy pickup when no one was watching and drove home, very quickly. Back in the days when cops sometimes would pity you for the pimples on your face.
So the award for the best actor in a court appearance, gets reduced bail. Had a guy 10 years ago broke a window on my car and stole some things out of it. Security camera caught him. Well known community thief. Had been arrested 5 times in 2 months, and each court appearance said, "Out on his own recognizance with future good behavior." YOU WOULD THINK A JUDGE SEEING THIS 5 TIMES ON THE SAME PAGE, CONCURANTLY WOUD DO SOMETHING! He did, he was released on mine too.
My buddies in Fairfax Oklahoma are now on their phones searching for the guy who stole the car in this story. We live about 20 miles on the other side of Pawnee and got to Stillwater all the time. We have a bet on who among us know him. And we have a winner a cousin of my babys mama know the yo-yo. If it wasn't your doing the story just won her 300 dollars. 😊😊😊
Those "Heads Up" type phone calls make a world of difference. Being a former landlord - A simple phone call/text saying you will be late on rent makes is huge. It was the difference of me chasing you down everyday until we had answers and a plan to have rent paid or you calling and telling me you will be late and you will have it by X date. I know I didn't enjoy chasing people down but I had to by any means calls, texts, emails, calling friends and family, inspections, showing up and knocking at random times including weekends and eventually evictions. If you told me rent was going to be late, it made life so much easier for both of us.
Remember this: The Movie 'Catch Me If You Can' was based on true story/events... Maybe an Auto Manufacturing Company, or even Elon may need this guy's services to prevent auto thefts😅... The guy knows how to show up for scheduled appts no matter what😂
The person who left the truck unlocked and engine running should be charged with "Stupidity." No, the truck wasn't left running because the starter was bad. Per the news reports, it was a new truck owned by medical transportation non-profit company LifeNet Health who keep their vehicles well maintained.
30 minute drive is likely a 4 hour walk. I wonder why he did not start walking? I understand he might not have money for a Uber, or a taxi. I wonder if he has some sort of executive function disorder, or social anxiety that kept him from calling. I picture people I know who would face issues with the system because they would not be able to navigate the rules and norms.
Something similar happened years ago in Vancouver BC. Guy was in court about an excessively loud car stereo while driving. The stereo was reportedly so loud that it would drown out conversations of people in offices multiple stories above the street. Because of how unusual the case was, and an epidemic of excessively loud car stereos at the time, news crews were on scene for when the defendant arrived at the courthouse. Police ran the license plate on the vehicle he was on camera driving as he arrived at the courthouse. It was a stolen vehicle. I think this happened in the 1990s, but please don't quote me on that.
Nearly 50 years ago, in my local town, a man appeared in court charged with driving while disqualified. He was found guilty, fined and his ban extended. He left the court, and drove away in his car. The police officer who had given evidence against him had arrived by bicycle, but gave chase. A mile later, stuck in traffic, guy was arrested again, and walked the mile back to court, with the policeman on his bicycle, presented to the same judge, and given a short jail sentence. Caught by a policeman on a bicycle. There's shame.
What else could be done similar to this? It might be apocryphal, but I once read a short anecdote about a thief burglarising a place and stealing many items, including an expensive double-breasted suit. He appeared in court... _in that very double-breasted suit!_
I set up my freinds kid with a button up shirt and a tie. He was the only person in the dock appropriately dressed. The judge said, "You're the only person in the dock dressed appropriately." Sentenced him to the minimum, suspended for 6 months. He got his life together. I never got my shirt back.
A neighboring TWP. Fire Station just had one of their EMS ambulances stolen from the Station's bay yesterday. It's a volunteer dept. and the chief got a notice when the bay door opened so he went to look. They were able to track everywhere it went before finding it abandoned. This station is less than 5 miles from my home. Police speculated that the thieves may have been looking for drugs but couldn't say for certain.
This doesn't justify stealing a car, obviously, but you'd be surprised how difficult some courts make themselves to contact via phone. There is one in particular near me that is only open 3 days a week, doesn't even answer the phones sometimes on days it IS open, doesn't return voicemails, changes its open days every other week, oh and has court sessions on its off-days so you can't even contact them to request an adjournment because there are no people answering the phones on those days.
I suppose he could argue, in seeking a lighter sentence, that he respects the court system and doesn’t want to waste its time by failing to appear….surely he can find an attorney to say it with s straight face.😵💫😵💫😵💫🤣🤣
And I have seen firsthand how the courts here are total aholds towards people. It's wintertime and way below 0 outside, someone calls saying they are living out of town, none of their vehicles want to start, court says you better get here. Another person in jail, jail taking those into court, he tries to go, oh your court date for what we arrested you for is tomorrow, but I have a court date today for something else, too bad. When he finally is in court the judge asks why he didn't show up that day, he tells the judge he was in jail and they wouldn't let him go to court. Judge claims they would t do that and throws another charge on him. The legal system here is corrupt, I even know someone that paid a bribe to get his charges dropped. It's all about money here, not justice.
Can they send out a law-enforcement officer to pick up person for trial? It seems if they can pick people up for crimes they can pick people up for court.
Regarding car theft. Hypothetically, what if a guy stranded you and your buddy at a bar, but left his car and you knew that he used a screwdriver to start his car, so you and your buddy "stole" his car and drove it back to the bar you all 3 had originally left from and where your car was parked. Is that really car theft, especially if the other guy doesn't report it? And hypothetically alcohol was involved.
The "first responders" always get to the scene quickly, relatively speaking. This guy helps them get there faster than ever, according to the GPS, and he gets treated like a criminal?
More power to the guy guess what he took properly that we taxpayers pay for and use it for something that does actually have a legitimate reason because if he didn't make it to court he's going to be screwed by the courts. It's important that I believe it's $63 a day for every day you're in jail in Oklahoma that you are billed
The article I read said it was LIfenet Emergency Services SUPERVISOR'S truck. So, not quite the same as stealing an actual ambulance. Although, if he had taken an ambulance, he could have gotten to court faster by running lights and sirens. And yes, two seperate counties= two different courts here in Oklahoma.
Sadly I know someone like this. When she was an addict she would steal cars a lot. She only got caught 2-3 times, but she had stolen at least 16 vehicles, and would talk about cars so casually. If she needed a ride and she had ditched her previous car, she would steal another without much thought.
Oklahoma does not have much in the way of public transportation. The courts are very punitive to not showing up, and they'll likely tell you to figure out your own transportation. They really don't care if you can make it or not, but they'll be sure to hit you with fines and prison on the back end if you don't.
You left out, "with intent to permanently deprive". Auto theft laws are often written to counter thefts where the vehicle is not stripped or legally stolen, but temporarily removed from the owners control or knowledge. If you're up on charges and have to appear, you can always get a ride, just not one you might like.
The guy already admitted to stealing the vehicle when he told the LEO that he "borrowed" it to get to the courthouse so he can't really claim innocence. His claim of "borrowing" would imply that he spoke to the owner of the vehicle and received permission from the owner to take possession of the vehicle. None of that occurred in this case.
I know a guy that was trying to get a divorce because he was in the military, and was getting a housing allowance from the military for his wife. She filed charges against him, and although he was telling the lawyers and court that he was in between a rock and a hard place, because the military was telling Hume that if he didn’t live the wife he would have to pay that money back. The courts and lawyers ignored this man, and he kept in trouble trying to file for divorce, he was already broke and borrowing money from people to get by. The worst part he had to attend court in a whole different state, and was running out of leave to do it, so he decided to get himself kicked out of the military until he made the situation some what manageable. Needless to say he didn’t get the best out come.
I'm guessing that the guy doesn't have family or friends with vehicles and no money for cab fare. If he does have family or friends with vehicles, not a single one of them could take time off work to help him out.
If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like autotheft.
This just fucking killed me
If all you have is court dates that you cannot reach, every car looks like a ride.
@@TheRealScooterGuy I honestly wonder if they would help him out if he tried calling the police station for a ride.
@SayAhh You actually don't even need to call them! Just don't go to court and they'll be at your house shortly.
Don't worry if you're a kleptomaniac; you can always take something for it.
Just think of all the stealing this guy will have to do to pay off all the fines!
Props to this guy for making his court date.
At least he's responsible!
One of my high-school classmates did this around 1968 - stole a white thunderbird & drove to court for his hearing on multiple counts of autotheft.
Welp, might as well 😅
Life is hard. It's harder if you are stupid.
who follows this guy around and reminds him to breathe.?
You don't have to remind me 🥲
Well, at least he's consistent . . .
He knows what he does best.😅
@@denniscrannie1126 Know your strengths.
Man of such dedication should run for office
ROFLMAO 😜🤣😁
The guy who joined a court hearing while driving without a license: "Finally... Our battle will be legendary!" 😅
Something tells me this guy is going to be found guilty.
Now that's respect for one's court date....
He had to get to court, under penalty of further prosecution. So the government forcefully compelled him to do it.
Well he was profiled due to his horrible childhood. 😢😢😢 this poor grown boy... I mean man has never once had a chance to grow up. Think of the children, save the whales, gun control... we need to be safe, take my rights so I feel safe from the criminals. SMH
@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat😂😂 nail on the head
Should have claimed that he was a Sovereign Citizen and the law doesn't apply to him.
Giving Florida Man a run for his money 😂
Well, I suppose the "He would never do such a thing" is off the list for the deffence.
I tried calling the court when I was snowed in, but they never answered the phone 😊
WAs your absence forgiven?? I'm sure they knew why you didn't show. Hell, They might have not been open.
Why didn't you just steal a snow-plow and drive to court?
First name: Rocket Second Name: Racoon. Obviously has a problem with the issue of someone owning something he wants/needs.
But what if Rocket REAAAALY wanted it. ^-^
My favorite Rocket moments were the first time we see him, and him commenting on the people around him. Very telling about his world view.
Rocket was the hero in the Gaurdians movie. He's not the only one, just the biggest one. Several of our "hero's" have a redemption arc, but Rockets was the most extreme IMHO. Just good stuff.
It would be messed up if someone left their keys in their car. Someone took the car to court. Attended and brought it back, and the only reason the owner found out was a security camera... 🤣😂⚖️
Perhaps he can plead Not Guilty by Reason of Stupidity.
Clearly, that is not a defense, otherwise it would be a common plea.
You're referring to qualified immunity, doesn't apply
The thing is
They have crazy houses for insanity pleas
But do they have stupid houses?
@@3bydacreekside -- Yes. It's called the House of Representatives.
LifeNet is an Air Ambulance Company. They fly helicopters and fixed wing air ambulances. The pickup was likely a crew vehicle, mechanic or supervisor transport.
Episode V: The Benjamin Strikes Back
Ben is reading Vol IV of the OED from above.
Correction, Vol V.
Reminds me of the guy in Ireland who was charged with attempting to steal a cop car. While there were police officers sitting in it. Apparently he didn't notice them at the time because the windows were steamed up.
Interesting reason, steamed up?
@@1014p The police officers had apparently been breathing heavily and the inside of the windows was misted with condensation, making it harder to see inside.
It’s really foggy there.
The Beverly Hillbilies ain't no Fiction !
Jethro Bodine is still alive, borrowing a vehicle to fulfill his Legal duties.
A Medal should be given to this Man.
His respect for the Law and Courts totally explains his actions.
Not all nuts are in a tree.
Some are dangling.
Some are falling out causing cops to shoot at unarmed suspects in cars 😂😂😂
@@patrickday4206 Omg so funny!
The thing is, if you don't have a car, you probably have no way to get to work, which means you have no job and no money to use an app to schedule a ride. When I was young, nobody hired me until I had a car. One of the questions employers ask is, "Do you have reliable transportation?" aka do you own a car? I live in a big city, you can't use public transportation in a timely manner here. You simply must have your own car. So how did I get my car? My uncle gave his old car to my mom, and I get her old car, then I got a job.
You should start trying to get more funds allocated to public transportation in your city. That helps everybody. Cities say they can’t expand public transportation because nobody uses it, but nobody uses it because they don’t have enough transportation, going to enough places at reasonable times
@tinkthestrange No. We have lot's of city busses and a light rail. Public transportation doesn't work well enough to be practical. I used it when I was in high school. It was awful, unreliable, and sometimes dangerous. The busses are slow, break down all the time, and you have to wait 30 mins to an hour for one to arrive and you may need to do that multiple times between routes. The rail only has one route. And if you need to go across the city it will literally take you half of the day just to go on a one-way trip with public transportation. Public transportation only works well enough in compact cities like NYC, and NYC has problems now. You simply must have a car.
@@SpeedDemonExpress well, it works in other cities in europe too.. you can get across the whole city in about half an hour, reliably, here. taking the Car often takes longer, especially if you account for finding a parking spot..
Uber
Need a job to get a car need a car to get a job. I was stuck in that cycle for a few years
Should’ve just ordered a Lyft 😂
In the words of the Monopoly game,...
GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL!!!!!
Not directly though, they let him sit in court first! 😂
About 30 years ago, my wife taught at a continuation school. One of her students missed a day. When he returned she asked him where he had been. He said he was with his father in court over a stolen car, but when they left the courthouse he was arrested because he stole a car so they could get to court!
Because her student was a minor the PD turned him over to Protective Services until his mother could come and get him.
It seems that crooks have been stupid for many years.
Doesn't that student's dad have a smart phone, which allows you to use Uber/Lyft? Even without smart phones, there's driver posting ads on Craigslist for rides. Or you could ask to attend court via Zoom.
Not 30 year ago 😂@@TrumpIsrael2024
Well at least he made it to court.
"Taking An Unoccupied Vehicle" doesn't sound very enticing for a video game.
I used to live in Pawnee, Ok. It's the county seat of Pawnee county. Stillwater is the home of Oklahoma State University and county seat of Payne county. And believe it or not its nothing unusual with his actions. There are some real idiots once you hit the towns.
The thing that's sad is unless you have missed a prior court date. They will usually reschedule the date or if they don't reschedule the court data they will place a bench warrant out on you but have it noted that the court doesn't want this person arrested because they informed the court of the absence before hand. I know I've had to do that a couple of times.
Having grown up in Cushing this story doesn't surprise me at all.
Ben on the law books to Steve's right.
Found it. Actually those are the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
It's like rain on your wedding day
Naw…it’s like renting a car wash for your wedding because the chance for rain on your wedding day are 100%
Ben on top of the books (MCL?) On Steves right.
This is a common experience in Oklahoma, especially in northeastern Oklahoma.
You gotta respect a man who fears catching an FTA more than he fears catching a GTA. 😬
When Adventures With Purpose was sonar searching the rivers of Pittsburgh one dump site was near a prison. They were told by locals that criminals who had to turn themselves in would steal a car, drive to this river access near the prison, dump the car and then turn themselves in.
Obviously, theft is a crime, but this is a good example that you absolutely do need to drive in this country to get somewhere. Liberty, the right to travel is a right, not a privilege.
Government has got to build trains and busses that are nationwide.
The legal definition of theft is taking property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property. I don't see that here so what we have is a joy riding charge, which I think might be a much lesser offense.
@@Beeeer1996sounds like a great idea. I’m sure they’ll be kept in great shape and won’t be a financial burden
@@tomjackson4374 and that is why there are separate offenses for autotheft.
@Beeeer1996 We have a light rail and busses in my city. It is not practical or reliable transportation. The busses are slow, break down all the time, and you have to wait 30 mins to an hour for one to arrive and you may need to do that multiple times between routes. The rail only has one route. And if you need to go across the city it will literally take you half of the day just to go on a one-way trip with public transportation. You simply must have a car in my city.
This reminds me of something that happened years ago. There was a guy on probation for various charges like B&E, theft, GTA, drugs, etc etc. well there was a big multi day concert festival event out of state he wanted to go to badly. So the dude stole a car and drove all the way to the event. Once he gets there he brings more attention to himself by breaking into other people's cars, tents, RVs, etc etc stealing money, drugs, food, event merchandise. I forgot what happened to the dude but I think he got kicked out of the event area and stranded out of State violating his probation big time. The reason why he was stranded because he couldn't get to the car he stole and a big group of event goers beat the crap out of that car. All the windows busted out, panels beaten in, parts ripped off, ran into by other vehicles, and flipped over on its roof. Of coarse everyone there at that time didn't know that bro guy stole that car and it belong to someone else.
You can't cure stupid
Ben’s looking into the OED vol 5 on Steve’s rhs.
If Chaotic Neutral was a person.
The ultimate 🤡🌎
As soon as this popped up moments ago the title started making laugh like h--l. You can't make this shIt up~! Shalom
Why did you censor hell and type shit?
@@patrickstomlinsonkilledber3105 Because a lot of times UT will block or delete my comments for typing out the words. It is the idiot UT censors, not me. Shalom
He was really putting effort into getting there. You leave a running vehicle and it gets stolen, you should not be surprised because people are not that honest.
He gets an A+ for effort.
I got some speeding ticket a long time ago that for some reason I had to show up to the court due to some box the officer checked I guess. Like you said, I was dressed in my clean uniform for work, sat quietly until they called me, was honest with the judge, and he knocked it down to five over from what ever it was (probably the maximum of 20/25+.)
That's when I learned that it isn't like a normal television court. It's more like the DMV, and they probably deal with such crap all day that they have no problem moving the respectful and polite people through quickly.
It's pretty true. If you present well and are truthful about the small things, you usually get a good result.
I had a particularly BAD speeding ticket in a county I don't live in but drive through regularly. I was young and dumb at the time, and I was probably going over 110mph. To be fair, it was on a large, multi-lane highway that is in the hills and was nearly empty at the time. Anyways, I get written up for ~95, or whatever the limit at the time was just underneath Reckless Driving charges. I ended up moving apartments shortly after. Never got a ticket in the mail at my new address, even though I changed it with the DMV.
Almost 5 years later, I had an officer come into my work, a chill guy, but he let me know I had a bench warrant. I wasn't arrested, but I was essentially "served" with a new court date. I had almost forgotten about the incident, and I assumed that the original officer had just made a big show of things in order to "scare me straight" (he did, at the time he was writing the ticket, make a big show about how many stupid kids he had seen brutally killed or dismembered after driving the way I was.) I go to the new court date, dressed well and on-time.
The public defender I met with briefly before going to the judge suggested I might be able to get the ticket quashed on the grounds of "due process", that it had taken unreasonably long to get this infraction in front of a court, and I had NOT been avoiding the court or concealing my address or information. I went with this option, and wouldn't you know, the judge considered it briefly and dismissed the ticket.
I considered myself lucky for this outcome, and I don't drive like a maniac anymore (I'm 33).
Nothing says "not guilty" like getting caught committing the same crime while you're currently on trial
Does anyone have the newslink to this story?
I've wished Steve would post them in the description for a lot of videos.
KFOR and KOCO have multiple stories about it (you can pick which one/s you want to watch). They’re local OKC stations.
All too much of a truly American crime.
Title sounded like click bait, but I knew you'd have a good one.
I've actually done this before. It's not that big a deal.
Makes perfect sense. But he only Borrowed the car.
The ultimate “hold my beer” move 😂😂
I don't think you want a DWI charge on top ;-)
You can use a better thumbnail...
"Man due in court to face auto theft charge, steals car to get there" ....!!
Barrowed it LoL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lifenet is an insurance company
Ok What about he judgees and the clerks that cant make it too court ?? lets say during a snow storm ? But I showed up and Wsas told by the local sheriff Courts arent open ?? lol Sorry I live in the middle of corn country with a two wheel drive vehicle ? They live in same count with AWD or $WD vehicles ? I was s there they weren't?
Pklaying devil;s advocate ? But trust me? Not one thing you should say to a judge apparently I made it On my court date where were you ? lol
'Oklahoma man' is now a thing
Once in the early ‘60s I was trying to get to court without a valid registration. When I appeared the judge asked how I got there. I ended up with two charges rather than one, then still had to get home.
I hopped into my ‘56 Chevy pickup when no one was watching and drove home, very quickly.
Back in the days when cops sometimes would pity you for the pimples on your face.
Let's agree he is a repeat offender!!!
have a great day
So the award for the best actor in a court appearance, gets reduced bail.
Had a guy 10 years ago broke a window on my car and stole some things out of it. Security camera caught him. Well known community thief. Had been arrested 5 times in 2 months, and each court appearance said,
"Out on his own recognizance with future good behavior."
YOU WOULD THINK A JUDGE SEEING THIS 5 TIMES ON THE SAME PAGE, CONCURANTLY WOUD DO SOMETHING!
He did, he was released on mine too.
My buddies in Fairfax Oklahoma are now on their phones searching for the guy who stole the car in this story. We live about 20 miles on the other side of Pawnee and got to Stillwater all the time. We have a bet on who among us know him. And we have a winner a cousin of my babys mama know the yo-yo. If it wasn't your doing the story just won her 300 dollars. 😊😊😊
Those "Heads Up" type phone calls make a world of difference. Being a former landlord - A simple phone call/text saying you will be late on rent makes is huge. It was the difference of me chasing you down everyday until we had answers and a plan to have rent paid or you calling and telling me you will be late and you will have it by X date. I know I didn't enjoy chasing people down but I had to by any means calls, texts, emails, calling friends and family, inspections, showing up and knocking at random times including weekends and eventually evictions. If you told me rent was going to be late, it made life so much easier for both of us.
Remember this: The Movie 'Catch Me If You Can' was based on true story/events... Maybe an Auto Manufacturing Company, or even Elon may need this guy's services to prevent auto thefts😅... The guy knows how to show up for scheduled appts no matter what😂
The person who left the truck unlocked and engine running should be charged with "Stupidity." No, the truck wasn't left running because the starter was bad. Per the news reports, it was a new truck owned by medical transportation non-profit company LifeNet Health who keep their vehicles well maintained.
30 minute drive is likely a 4 hour walk. I wonder why he did not start walking? I understand he might not have money for a Uber, or a taxi. I wonder if he has some sort of executive function disorder, or social anxiety that kept him from calling.
I picture people I know who would face issues with the system because they would not be able to navigate the rules and norms.
Something similar happened years ago in Vancouver BC. Guy was in court about an excessively loud car stereo while driving. The stereo was reportedly so loud that it would drown out conversations of people in offices multiple stories above the street.
Because of how unusual the case was, and an epidemic of excessively loud car stereos at the time, news crews were on scene for when the defendant arrived at the courthouse. Police ran the license plate on the vehicle he was on camera driving as he arrived at the courthouse.
It was a stolen vehicle.
I think this happened in the 1990s, but please don't quote me on that.
Nearly 50 years ago, in my local town, a man appeared in court charged with driving while disqualified. He was found guilty, fined and his ban extended. He left the court, and drove away in his car. The police officer who had given evidence against him had arrived by bicycle, but gave chase. A mile later, stuck in traffic, guy was arrested again, and walked the mile back to court, with the policeman on his bicycle, presented to the same judge, and given a short jail sentence. Caught by a policeman on a bicycle. There's shame.
What else could be done similar to this?
It might be apocryphal, but I once read a short anecdote about a thief burglarising a place and stealing many items, including an expensive double-breasted suit.
He appeared in court... _in that very double-breasted suit!_
I saw a clip of this and thought, DUDE, we’re in Oklahoma, not Florida! Haha He did make it to court, though 🤷🏼♀️😁
Borrowing without asking permission? Yeah, I suspect most folks don't call that borrowing.
But Steve,
Who among us hasn't stolen a motor vehicle, to get to our hearing for stealing a motor vehicle?
Isn't that just being picky?
Nah!
I set up my freinds kid with a button up shirt and a tie. He was the only person in the dock appropriately dressed. The judge said, "You're the only person in the dock dressed appropriately." Sentenced him to the minimum, suspended for 6 months. He got his life together. I never got my shirt back.
A neighboring TWP. Fire Station just had one of their EMS ambulances stolen from the Station's bay yesterday. It's a volunteer dept. and the chief got a notice when the bay door opened so he went to look. They were able to track everywhere it went before finding it abandoned. This station is less than 5 miles from my home. Police speculated that the thieves may have been looking for drugs but couldn't say for certain.
This doesn't justify stealing a car, obviously, but you'd be surprised how difficult some courts make themselves to contact via phone. There is one in particular near me that is only open 3 days a week, doesn't even answer the phones sometimes on days it IS open, doesn't return voicemails, changes its open days every other week, oh and has court sessions on its off-days so you can't even contact them to request an adjournment because there are no people answering the phones on those days.
I suppose he could argue, in seeking a lighter sentence, that he respects the court system and doesn’t want to waste its time by failing to appear….surely he can find an attorney to say it with s straight face.😵💫😵💫😵💫🤣🤣
And I have seen firsthand how the courts here are total aholds towards people. It's wintertime and way below 0 outside, someone calls saying they are living out of town, none of their vehicles want to start, court says you better get here. Another person in jail, jail taking those into court, he tries to go, oh your court date for what we arrested you for is tomorrow, but I have a court date today for something else, too bad. When he finally is in court the judge asks why he didn't show up that day, he tells the judge he was in jail and they wouldn't let him go to court. Judge claims they would t do that and throws another charge on him. The legal system here is corrupt, I even know someone that paid a bribe to get his charges dropped. It's all about money here, not justice.
He got no credit for being innovative? Think outside the box. Isn't that the mantra? Too bad he doesn't live in NY. He never would have been charged.
My experience: NEVER plead guilty and NEVER talk without a lawyer.
Can they send out a law-enforcement officer to pick up person for trial? It seems if they can pick people up for crimes they can pick people up for court.
Regarding car theft. Hypothetically, what if a guy stranded you and your buddy at a bar, but left his car and you knew that he used a screwdriver to start his car, so you and your buddy "stole" his car and drove it back to the bar you all 3 had originally left from and where your car was parked. Is that really car theft, especially if the other guy doesn't report it? And hypothetically alcohol was involved.
I live in Washington state. What would happen in Michigan if I bought an RV but dealership didn’t put the paperwork through?
The "first responders" always get to the scene quickly, relatively speaking. This guy helps them get there faster than ever, according to the GPS, and he gets treated like a criminal?
More power to the guy guess what he took properly that we taxpayers pay for and use it for something that does actually have a legitimate reason because if he didn't make it to court he's going to be screwed by the courts. It's important that I believe it's $63 a day for every day you're in jail in Oklahoma that you are billed
That pickup was probably a supervisor for the first responders. Jim from Mustang OK
I fell for the spambot below, but not it’s message.
Insightful and entertaining.
Thanks.
I smell a Monty Python skit.
Or Key and peele, but Bob's your uncle, this one wrote itself.
If Google did not lead me astray. He stole an EV from Canoo electric vehica company, Oklahoma has three such vehicles .
The article I read said it was LIfenet Emergency Services SUPERVISOR'S truck. So, not quite the same as stealing an actual ambulance. Although, if he had taken an ambulance, he could have gotten to court faster by running lights and sirens. And yes, two seperate counties= two different courts here in Oklahoma.
Ben Hundo's studying Vol. V of The Oxford English Dictionary
Sadly I know someone like this. When she was an addict she would steal cars a lot. She only got caught 2-3 times, but she had stolen at least 16 vehicles, and would talk about cars so casually. If she needed a ride and she had ditched her previous car, she would steal another without much thought.
Oklahoma does not have much in the way of public transportation. The courts are very punitive to not showing up, and they'll likely tell you to figure out your own transportation. They really don't care if you can make it or not, but they'll be sure to hit you with fines and prison on the back end if you don't.
You left out, "with intent to permanently deprive". Auto theft laws are often written to counter thefts where the vehicle is not stripped or legally stolen, but temporarily removed from the owners control or knowledge.
If you're up on charges and have to appear, you can always get a ride, just not one you might like.
Does he have a job LoL if he pays taxes it's community property LoL 😜🤣😁😎
Calling would have been cheaper and less trouble.
Skipping would have been too.
Kudos for law enforcement letting the guy see the Judge, is there a transcript? Could make a good update another good one ,. Thanks Steve
I drove to court for driving suspended. I made a deal one year probation if I get caught driving I’d do 6 months in jail. Drove home very carefully
The guy already admitted to stealing the vehicle when he told the LEO that he "borrowed" it to get to the courthouse so he can't really claim innocence.
His claim of "borrowing" would imply that he spoke to the owner of the vehicle and received permission from the owner to take possession of the vehicle.
None of that occurred in this case.
I know a guy that was trying to get a divorce because he was in the military, and was getting a housing allowance from the military for his wife. She filed charges against him, and although he was telling the lawyers and court that he was in between a rock and a hard place, because the military was telling Hume that if he didn’t live the wife he would have to pay that money back. The courts and lawyers ignored this man, and he kept in trouble trying to file for divorce, he was already broke and borrowing money from people to get by. The worst part he had to attend court in a whole different state, and was running out of leave to do it, so he decided to get himself kicked out of the military until he made the situation some what manageable. Needless to say he didn’t get the best out come.
This sounds like a joke on the old comedy series "Night Court" 😀
I'm guessing that the guy doesn't have family or friends with vehicles and no money for cab fare. If he does have family or friends with vehicles, not a single one of them could take time off work to help him out.