1.- They are accused of stealing the car because THEY STOLE THE CAR from a man who was kind enough to offer them a ride.
2. - Between them, the three girls had been arrested on vehicle theft charges seven times in 2015
3. - Butler had been arrested twice for vehicle theft, including her latest arrest on Jan. 18, when she was also charged with burglary, petit theft and possession of marijuana. Her previous arrests included resisting an officer without violence, burglary and retail theft.
4. - Battle had four prior arrests for vehicle theft along with arrests on charges of burglary, resisting an officer without violence, failure to appear, and violation of probation.
5. - Miller’s only other arrest was for vehicle theft.
6. - The mothers were all upset that the sheriff's department released the girls mug shots and their previous arrest records.
7. - Natasha Winkler was upset about how her daughter has been portrayed by the sheriff’s office.
“She should not be remembered as a thief,” Winkler said. “I’m even more sad about how this story has been twisted.”
8. - Clemmons is also mad about the way her daughter was portrayed.
“I don’t like how you all are slandering my daughter’s name and making her look like she such a known criminal when she’s not such a known criminal.
"It doesn’t matter how many cars she stole,” the mother said.
http://wfla.com/2016/04/11/mother-to-give-her-side-of-the-story-in-crash-that-killed-3-teens/
With terrific parenting like that it is no surprise they were criminals!