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Cantonment Man Charged With Stealing From Father, Fleeing From Deputies
December 3, 2014
A Cantonment man that fled from Escambia County deputies has been arrested for violating probation and allegedly stealing from his father.
An Escambia County deputy reported positively identifying24-year old Thomas Blain Arnold as the driver of a Nissan Frontier on Muscogee Road and attempting a traffic stop due to Arnold having two outstanding no-bond violation of probation warrants. After deputies activated their emergency lights and attempted a traffic stop, Arnold reportedly took evasive action by passing another vehicle in a no passing zone on Muscogee Road. That action prompted the deputies to terminate the attempted traffic stop due to the department’s pursuit policy.
Arnold is accused of stealing three deep sea fishing reels valued at about $2,800 from his father’s locked shed on Jacks Branch Road. He later sold one of the reels on Facebook for $150, but the purchaser became suspicious after locating the initials of the original owner on the reel, according to an arrest report.
Arnold was charged with felonies including burglary of an unoccupied structure, grand theft, dealing in stolen property and fleeing or eluding law enforcement. He was also arrested for violation of probation on previous convictions for aggravated assault and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. He remains in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
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16 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged With Stealing From Father, Fleeing From Deputies”
Funny, the family member asking for prayer, time to grieve and is begging for privacy has the biggest, most out spoken mouth. Hello pot, meet kettle.
But let’s be honest, the person who brought the most attention to this whole situation was her. She talked about NOT talking about it more than anyone was really talking about it.
You do the crime You do the time. No matter how awful someones life is, that is in no way a free pass to break the law. Maybe you should have prayed for him or got him help in the beginning Courtney. Also stop being a hypocrite. You judge and talk about people all the time. Now that your brother is in the spot light you want to pray? Girl you should have started praying a LONG time ago.
Please let this family have peace and understanding, this is their child that they love ad it is breaking their heart.
We are free to make choices,whether right or wrong……..but in so doing,we MUST bear the consequences of our choices,good or bad…..with every right,there comes a responsibility…..and ,sad to say,but if we continually choose to make bad ones,our choices WILL be made for us…..
Those who can’t understand the family grieving obviously have never had a family member with an addiction. They will steal from anyone. The family is grieving because they have essentially lost a child to drug abuse. Doesn’t matter how old he is, he’s still someone’s child. Praying for the family.
To those that say think of the family..I am sorry that your relation has caused you unjust embarrassment and heartache but you are angry with the wrong people(commentors). Those that are commenting did not put you in the situation that you find yourself in now.
I have a brother that stole from family(the worst of thieves) andwe made excuses for him but at some point you have to stop making excuses for him and make him suffer the consequences of his actions. Until then he will never learn.
Let’s see he is on probation and now arrested for Stealing from his father. And you are on here defending him while you “grieve.” Obviously accountability, discipline, and respect are something this low life didn’t learn. Perhaps family members like you defending his mistakes aided in this young man’s poor choices in life. If reading post on here about him and your family prevent you from being able to grieve; you should probably stay off social media. Because those of us that were raised right and do not get ourselves on probation or in handcuffs are going to express our opinions. Call it judging and wrong if you feel that way but I call it accountability and freedom of speach.
Thou shall not steal, right is right/ wrong is wrong. LOCK HIM UP
Well “family”…there is need for this type of thing to be publizied for the public to see. If this Man would steal from his family, he would likely steal from others also. This type of thing is publized to protect others, and if the family suffers, it is only because of the actions of their family member. I think a lot of the comments that are made come from the fact that people are getting sick and tired of Criminals stealing items that others have worked hard to obtain.
We know that everyone messes up. But there’s no room for anyone else to judge him. We’ve had a hard enough time trying to deal with this now it’s gone public and everyone’s commenting on it. I don’t think that it should be broadcasted across social media knowing that he’s not a danger to the public.I could understand if he was a murderer or something but he just made a simple mistake and now he’s paying for it.
I’m pretty confused as to what exactly it is that the family has to grieve over. This guy has been going down this path for a very long time, I don’t quite understand why he should be defended in any way whatsoever. He knew what he was doing when he did it. He’s a grown man who has a child that should be able to look up to him. Why would anyone try to make excuses for someone who is breaking the law in more ways than one? Family or not, he’s still extremely wrong for all of this, plus the other things he has done that he hasn’t been caught doing. Maybe him being in jail, being punished for his actions will teach him the lesson he needs to learn and get him off of the streets to prevent anyone else from having this done to them. No criminal deserves to walk the streets freely as they please, whether they have a family or not. If they would think as much about their family BEFORE they do the crime, as they do when they get caught and threatened with jail time, the crime would never be committed. If it was anyone else the family wouldn’t be sticking up for them, they would want them to be off the streets. It’s clear that he is a repeat offender, and I wouldn’t want to run the risk of him doing this to anyone else, and the family shouldn’t either. If he’ll do it to his own father, what’s there to stop him from doing it to anyone else? I hope justice is served.
Sorry Dennis….24 years is not a child. A child goes to little people school and spends time in a playground.
Pity this family must suffer.
Its so sad that adults act like this. I hope that the family steps up and gets him the help he needs or cuts him off and let him hit rock bottom. Who steals from their own father?
Please, I know the comments will start pouring in but before they do, please think of the family. We have been through enough and it’s sad that a family can’t have privacy. Not only in this instance but in many other’s that are posted daily in the news. We can’t grieve without a mockery being made. He has a family that doesn’t need judgment passed. They have had enough hurt and do not need salt poured into the wound from people who do not know the situation whatsoever. This is enough. Thank you and please choose to pray or think of a positive outcome and growth for him and his family verses saying what should have been done or should be done in the future. -
Well said Dennis, if people would take more actions instead of making excuses or not doing anything but keep their head in the sand, our society would be better. It’s what I call tough love
As hard as it is to do this to a child it is better for the child. Hopefully this will be what makes the child realize some things. You do the best you can to raise them right and this happens. Btw, I do not know either of them. Dad stick to what your head is telling you. Had to do it with a grandson and that was tough enough. It is the right thing to do.