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Bratt Man Receives Jail Time For Stealing Truck For Beer And Cigarette Run, Visit To Creek
January 12, 2016
A Bratt man was recently sentenced to the county jail for stealing his neighbor’s truck to buy beer and cigarettes and go to a a creek before returning the pickup the next morning.
Marvin Anthony Haynie, 51, was convicted of felony grand theft of a motor vehicle, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and driving with a suspended license. He was sentenced by Judge Terry Terrell to 11 months and 15 days in the Escambia County Jail, with credit for 96 days time served.
A resident of York Road reported his truck stolen, only to wake up the following morning and discover that his truck had been returned. He told deputies that he confronted Haynie, his neighbor, and he admitted to the theft.
The neighbor said Haynie told him that he had walked into his yard to see where deer had been crossing, entered the truck and found the keys. He then reportedly took the truck to get beer and cigarettes at a store before driving to a creek near Little Rock, AL. That’s where the truck’s battery died and Haynie spent the night before someone jumped off the truck’s battery the next morning.
Prior to the truck being reported stolen, it was caught on a camera and observed by an off-duty with Haynie driving at York Road and Pine Barren Road, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report.
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7 Responses to “Bratt Man Receives Jail Time For Stealing Truck For Beer And Cigarette Run, Visit To Creek”
Here’s what I tell my adult kids when they do ridiculous things that don’t work out or make foolish mistakes- “well, there’s a lesson in everything!” ….I think that it applies here, as well… I attended a crime prevention seminar recently at the sheriffs office- not surprising, it is quite true (according to the detective) that insurance companies receive the police reports submitted on stolen vehicles- and, it actually does make a difference on claim reimbursement if it’s found that the keys were left (hidden or not) in the vehicle – which subsequently gets stolen.
@nod: a wallet left unattended on a bar is out in the open, in a public place, with people walking past it. In order to steal a vehicle off somebody’s property you must first be on their property, and then enter the vehicle, which is a deliberate and premeditated effort. Yes it’s probably not wise in this day and age to leave your keys in your vehicle, but a thief is still a thief.
No. What I don’t understand those who leave keys in cars and then are surprised they are stolen.
If by carelessness an owner contributes to the theft the insurance company should be able to cancel them and refuse to repay damages. Almost all vehicle thefts are because of keys left behind by the careless and many are then used to commit other crimes. It would be a big help if the keys were not there to make it easy on the thief.
I have NEVER been careless enough to leave keys in a vehicle EVER and always lock it too.
Chris I agree with you that the car thief is 100% wrong. But you would not leave your wallet laying on a bar would you go to the bathroom, would you?
Why not? How many rape victims have been blamed by defence attorneys? Maybe this guys lawyer should have pointed out that the truck’s paint job was too suggestive!
If a little guy gets beat up by a drunk he should be held partially responsible for being too weak to defend himself.
If your pocket gets picked it’s your fault for not keeping your hand on your wallet at all times.
Have you signed up for credit protection? No? Then you deserve to have your identity stolen!
Really, blame the victim?!? Folks, it’s time to wake up from this kind of thinking.
By all means, throw the majority of the blame on the victim of the crime.
Never would have happened if the keys were not in the truck. When will people figure out that a vehicle should NEVER be left unlocked and only an idiot leaves the keys in them?
Maybe when the insurance companies start not paying claims by the owners of those found to have done so?
Maybe if the person leaving the keys is held partially responsible for actions taken by those who steal the vehicle. Of course the person stealing is responsible but if the owner is stupid enough to contribute to the theft maybe they should catch some of the problems caused?