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Out Of Jail Just 15 Minutes, Woman Steals Sledgehammer
September 3, 2010
A woman had been out of the Escambia County Jail all of 15 minutes before being busted for stealing a sledgehammer out of vehicle in the jail parking lot.
Deadra Roberts-Otto, 37, was released from the Escambia County Jail at 11:05 Wednesday night. At 11:20, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the jail parking lot where Roberts-Otto had allegedly broken into toolbox on the back of a 2002 Chevrolet pickup track and removed a sledgehammer.
The truck’s owner told deputies he was outside talking another subject when he saw Roberts-Otto go into the toolbox on the back of his pickup and take the sledgehammer. The victim told deputies that when Roberts-Otto spotted him, she gave the sledgehammer back.
“The suspect stated she was upset because she did not get her children’s birth certificates and social security card from the jail,” said Sgt. Ted Roy, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.
Roberts-Otto’s 15 minutes of freedom ended when she booked back into the Escambia County jail on charges of burglary of a vehicle and petit theft. He bond was set at $1,500. Prior to the sledgehammer theft, she was jailed on a trespassing charge.
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14 Responses to “Out Of Jail Just 15 Minutes, Woman Steals Sledgehammer”
Thanks, Me too!
Three hots and a cot…and how about a psych eval? Or anger management?
Sure glad Earl didn’t get his head bashed in…
consider
Sad,,,the mentality behind the act is discusting,,,,-if I don’t get what I want when I want it I’ll teach you a lesson- …..no regard for consequences.
The jail is full and over flowing with this mentality (rape, murder, theft, vandalism.etc) and nothing is going to change that until they learn to stop and think before they act and they should concider WWJD.
There is always an alternative but you have to try !!!!
REGARDING:
“keep judging and one day you will be here”
Really now—do you actually think everybody who condemns theft will wind up in jail? I always thought it was those who praised crime–or maybe those who thought it was okay for others to do.
I know it sounds terribly judgmental to say stealing is bad but maybe it is reinforcement of good to point out certain things are bad. I can just hear someone saying, “Nobody never told me “Thou shalt not steal” included “Thou shalt not steal a sledge hammer”. ” And that’s assuming they ever heard stealing wasfrowned on in the first place.
Yet you act like you think those who think it is wrong will do it themselves? Or ourselves since I can’t remember stealing a sledge hammer yet and I‘m fairly sure it is wrong.
And then there’re those who think “If you gonna steal, why steal a sledge hammer?” or “Why steal it in front of the owner?” or even “Why steal in front of the jail?”
David trying to wrap my head around it all
life must be better in jail than out on the street people. she had to what to go back,
keep judging and one day you will be here. remember what williams said
“i don’t discriminate”.
Replying to Earl on September 3rd
11:20 at night and there were children in the lobby???
What a sad world we are living in.
Another fine goodstanding citizen of our communtiy that my grandchild is growing up in. My My they just keep getting better and better.
AND she has children too?
Wonder what foster home they will end up at?
WHAT A CRYING SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why did they let her out at night? That is when most crimes are committed. Let her out in the morning. Get a good free (tax payers) meal, plenty of sleep on the tax payer expense, wake up for free breakfast on tax payers expense, take a GOOD bath, get out early in the morning and go look for a job!! Forget rules of hours they must stay. They should always let them out in early morning. Stupid. She is a criminal.
to sandra
“”"”BINGO”"”"”
That social security card and birth certificate is her lifeline….without those she cant get foodstamps, welfare, subsidized housing etc. I’m glad the jail kept them, maybe she’ll hunt a job down now.
REGARDING:
“she was upset because she did not get her children’s birth certificates and social security card from the jail”
Makes sense. If you don’t have a social security card, you need a sledge hammer
Is that a record? She must really like the lodging there.
This was my truck. She was a lunatic and wouldn’t give the hammer back, I had asked her nicely to put the hammer back and tried to reason with her. She raised the hammer and started cussing at me, so I had to fight her for it and stop her from going into the jail lobby that was full of people, including kids. I didn’t know what she was about to do with it.