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March25

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Honestly, we don’t make this stuff up! A West Palm Beach man was re-arrested, shortly after being released from the Palm Beach County Jail, following an embarrassingly unsuccessful carjacking attempt, Tuesday March 25, in West Palm Beach, FL.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said that Frank Singleton, 21, was arrested on a misdemeanor trespassing charge, and released on his own recognizance following his first appearance before a county judge. Singleton then ran into the jail parking lot and tried to wrestle control of a silver Nissan 350Z from the car’s owner, a 23-year-old woman, after she finished her business at the county complex. Finally able to grab control of the keys he placed them in the ignition but couldn’t make the car go because he didn’t know how to drive the six-speed stick shift.

But wait, it gets better: Noticing a skirmish, Pastor Leo Krug, who mentors and teaches inmates at the jail, pulled a gun (yes, a pastor) on the would-be carjacker, who immediately got into a prone position as deputy sheriffs ran to take him into custody.

Singleton is back in the Palm Beach County Jail, awaiting his arraignment on carjacking charges.

A PBSO spokesperson said “we can’t put ourselves in the mind of someone like this.” Singleton later told an investigator, "I didn't feel like walking."




 


29 Comments

  1. haha! Wow what a dumb ass! If you are ever going to pull a car jack then at least if anything know how to drive a stick. Oh and don't get held up by a pastor as well…

    Comment by SS4LIFE, posted on March25 at 11:52 pm
  2. I love watching 'Disorderly Conduct' on Spike. A good PIT maneuver always makes me giggle like a schoolgirl.

    Comment by johnnycanuck, posted on March25 at 11:57 pm
  3. Um, did LLN get a new writer or something. Im not trying to be mean or anything, but it is very confusing to read these articles. Anyone else notice this?

    Comment by Andre Neves, posted on March26 at 12:33 am
  4. What do you find confusing? I'm curious.

    Comment by 2002tii, posted on March26 at 12:43 am
  5. But why a 350z if your going to try to carjack a vehicle you better make sure you can get to 100mph in 2 seconds because you can't outrun a motorola + spectators + sheriiff's. I mean for crying out loud your still in the damn jail parking lot haha nobody could pick you up and you to big of a "tough man" to walk.

    Comment by Zo0M 6 Zo0M, posted on March26 at 12:57 am
  6. It's confusing because of childish things like "But wait, it gets better:" in bold and "(A PASTOR!)". Not very professional journalism…

    Comment by archcommus, posted on March26 at 1:06 am
  7. Actually, it is professional, but if you prefer the old "just the facts, ma'am" approach, I'm sure LLN could make that happen! But then that would be as exciting as reading a telephone book, now wouldn't it?

    Comment by 2002tii, posted on March26 at 1:18 am
  8. The writer is probably like "Why should I be professional if the commentors are not professional?"

    Comment by Zo0M 6 Zo0M, posted on March26 at 1:45 am
  9. this story is really dumb. i want car news/information, not these funny, shitty stories.

    Comment by Astonman12, posted on March26 at 2:17 am
  10. Lol Astonman12, relax - it's not like this story has replaced another, more important story.

    Comment by carbonsigma, posted on March26 at 4:41 am
  11. WTF is this???

    Comment by E60M5, posted on March26 at 7:29 am
  12. Joke

    Comment by DeansterTJ, posted on March26 at 7:53 am
  13. 1. Who Cares

    2. If we're being critical here, most people on this forum can't spell and don't even know that "should've" means "should have" not "should of". So go easy professor, this isn't the NY Times.

    3. If you have any trouble understanding anything written on this site, X out your browser and go back to whatever it was you were doing prior to taking interest in this site.

    4. Get a sense of humor and an understanding of sarcasm.

    Comment by CleanGTO, posted on March26 at 7:54 am
  14. Must be a slow news day.

    Comment by howsmydriving, posted on March26 at 7:58 am
  15. In Palm Beach County, a 350Z is the equivalent of a Versa anywhere else. I've got family down there and I can't imagine a kookier place. A pistol-packing pastor doesn't surprise me.

    Comment by global_lightning, posted on March26 at 8:43 am
  16. Pistol-packing pastor, that's some good alliteration global.

    Comment by driver54, posted on March26 at 9:21 am
  17. Hooray for right to carry laws!

    Comment by savedsol, posted on March26 at 10:09 am
  18. I guess all that Florida heat has cooked his brain. Florida has the most road rage incidents of any state. And they wonder why.

    Comment by murderedout, posted on March26 at 11:06 am
  19. Florida sucks and so do you

    Comment by SS4LIFE, posted on March26 at 11:44 am
  20. That really gets to me… if it's a story you're not interested in, why click on it? I ignore stories I don't care much for… Simple…

    This is funny enough because it outlines the stupidity of the masses, most of which are located in America… Go Clarkson!

    Comment by JohnnyBlazE, posted on March26 at 11:52 am
  21. JohnnyBlazE is so smart and the rest of you are all ignant dipshits. Clarkson is an egocentric tosser, you sad wanker

    Comment by SS4LIFE, posted on March26 at 11:57 am
  22. savedsol you sound like a christian twat.

    Comment by SS4LIFE, posted on March26 at 12:12 pm
  23. supershityFORLIFE, you need a girlfriend or better yet a job!

    Comment by murderedout, posted on March26 at 12:52 pm
  24. this guy clearly doesn't think before he acts. That's almost certainly what landed him in jail to begin with.

    Florida does not suck.

    Comment by jackjimturkey, posted on March26 at 1:00 pm
  25. Yeah guys, that guy took my handle too. Murderedout, that wasn't me.

    Comment by SS4LIFE, posted on March26 at 2:24 pm
  26. Hahahaha, I can picture the pastor carrying a gun (especially IF this was in LA). I wouldn't mind if LLN posts more of these in the future

    Comment by Commodore, posted on March26 at 2:49 pm
  27. ATTENTION EVERYONE. As of todau 3/26/08 I will no longer be posting comments on here due to the lack of maturity, and problems of whoever is using our LLN handles and trying to impersonate me and anyone else, and therefore causing problems.

    If any comments after this post are said by my handle, they will have a hyperlink to a gay porn site (Do not click on it) and are deemed offensive to anyone just know it wasn't said by the real me. After using LLN over the past 7 months, it's sad it's come to this. Good luck everyone.

    Comment by SS4LIFE, posted on March26 at 3:01 pm
  28. This site needs to get a moderator to control this kind of crap. It is almost impossible to have a decent automotive discussion due to the childish pranks and personal attacks. It completely ruins what could be a great automotive site. If the people who run this site want it to remain viable they need to make some changes before everyone with an ounce of maturity walks away.

    Comment by 928dreamer, posted on March26 at 5:07 pm
  29. Seriously, 928.

    P.S.: LMAO @ the dumbass would-be carjacker.

    Comment by C6Racer, posted on March27 at 1:27 am

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