Posted on 08/23/2009 10:29:40 AM PDT by aomagrat
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Richland County deputies say a man spray-painted his face in order to disguise himself during a robbery, but died after he had trouble breathing after the robbery.
Sheriff Leon Lott says on July 31 at around 7:00pm 23-year-old Michael Gregory Thomas and 24-year-old Thomas James entered the Sprint PCS store on Sparkleberry Lane, pulled out a guns and demanded money.
Lott says the two men stole wallets, purses and credit cards from employees as well as money from the store before ordering the employees into a bathroom while both men fled.
Lott says Thomas James spray-painted his face in order to conceal his identity during the robbery. Investigators later learned that after the robbery took place, James began having trouble breathing and died.
Witnesses from the store identified Michael Thomas as one of the robbers, and Thomas was arrested on August 17, taken to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and charged with armed robbery.
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says they are running toxicity tests on James and are waiting for them to come back to learn James' cause of death. Watts said it will take a couple of weeks before the tests come back.
My guess is that he inhaled enough of the mist from the paint that he , in effect, painted the inside of his lungs as well.
Another possibility is that he had an allergic reaction of some kind. Irritants can cause swelling and edema.
Darwin Award for sure.
“King for thirty seconds...”
“Two silly bulls?”
Self-inflicted execution for robbery. He was a bit hard on himself.
Seriesly, asthma maybe?
INT. CAR. NIGHT
Anthony, Dignan, and Bob are sitting in Bob’s car, parked in the dark. Bob’s at the wheel. Anthony and Dignan are in the back. Anthony has on a dark blue ski cap. Dignan’s wearing a baseball cap with the brim pulled down low. He puts a piece of adhesive tape across his nose and hands the roll to Anthony.
BOB: What are you doing?
DIGNAN: I’m putting a piece of tape on my nose.
Anthony tapes his nose. They stare out the windshield. The alarm on Dignan’s digital watch goes off.
DIGNAN: (immediately, dead serious) Let’s get lucky.
...
EXT. HAMBURGER PLACE. NIGHT
A picnic table in front of a hamburger place. Dignan is standing up with his drink in his hand.
BOB: Was Dignan screaming like, Get me a bag!
DIGNAN: No. I was calm.
ANTHONY: What about what that guy said?
DIGNAN: Oh, shXX. That was scary. In the middle of the robbery. The manager looks at me. Right in the eye. And
goes, I’m going to remember you.
BOB: Are you serious?
ANTHONY: Yeah. He said that.
DIGNAN: I swear to God. In a very quiet voice.
ANTHONY: Like he meant it.
DIGNAN: Yeah.
ANTHONY: Like he would find Dignan. One day.
DIGNAN: Like I’m going to hunt you down and
kill you.
Dignan stands there a minute and lets this sink in. Then he
finally sits down and they all eat their burgers.
BOB: You really think he’ll remember you?
DIGNAN: (smiles) No. All he’ll remember is a guy with a piece of tape on his nose.
They laugh smugly.
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I don't care who you are, that's just damn funny.
Oh goodness, I know he died and it’s sad, but this is hilarious; call ‘World’s Dumbest Criminals’.
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