Posted on 11/14/2019 6:06:23 AM PST by simpson96
A Florida man has been charged with murder after he allegedly grew so angry after losing thousands of dollars in a card game that he retaliated by setting a car on fire with the winner inside, according to authorities.
Michael Psilakis Jr., 21, was charged with first-degree murder after being connected to a body found burned inside a car. He reportedly lost thousands of dollars to the deceased man, who was an acquaintance of his, in a card game, according to Bay News 9. The name of the victim will not be released under a state constitutional amendment that safeguards the identities of victims.
Psilakis Jr. allegedly texted threatening messages about victim to death to an unnamed witness in October. The witness subsequently reported the information to authorities, reported Complex.
According to the witness, who played cards with both the victim and Psilakis, the accused lost $1,000 to the victim in a card game. He then convinced the victim to play another game with him the following day. During the course of that game he lost an additional $2,500 to the same man.
"I got something for you," he allegedly said to the victim, according to the witness. He proceeded to send text messages to the witness asking if he should kill the man in question. Later, the accused texted the witness while he was spending time with the victim and said he was still "thinking about" shooting him.
The victim, who was burned beyond recognition, was reported missing on October 30 by his mother, who told authorities she hadn't seen him in days. He had been driving a Hertz rental car that was reported as stolen. The victim's body was later found in the ruins of the car on November 1.
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Lesson of the story: Never play cards with a guy with tattoos covering his neck.
The *unnamed witness* will be testifying in the Schiff inquiry.
Maybe he’s the leaker?
Some days things just never seem to go right...
Looks like a nice upstanding young feller. He’ll do well in the joint if he stays away from the card tables.
Maybe I'm read that the wrong way: "He had been driving a Hertz rental car that was reported as stolen." I took it that he rented the car and when it was never returned, it was reported stolen.
Crappy writing/editing.
Your verdict of “Crappy writing” is indisputable. Whether the car was stolen by the “winner” or just reported as such when he failed to bring back it’s charred remains can’t be discerned due to “journalism”.
When keepin’ it real goes wrong.
Always wondered why that Southern Band was into Gun Grabbing.
Lost $1000, then accepted a rematch, lost $2500, lost his temper, lost his prime of life. Not that he'll miss that much... Thanks fieldmarshaldj.
This says it all:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE
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