39 year-old Jason Jeffries, an unemployed of Lacroix Boulevard, is out on bail tonight after he was taken to court for allegedly trying to steal a man's car.
Carlos Aquino, who resides at 2 St. James Street, reported to the police that yesterday at around 12 a.m. he parked his car in front of his house and he forgot to take the key out of the ignition. He said that at about 5 a.m. he was awakened by the sound of his car starting and when he went outside he saw Jeffries behind the steering wheel.
He said he pursued Jeffries as he drove off and caught up with him. He yanked Jeffries out of the car and went to make a report. While Aquino was at the police station Jeffries arrived and he was taken into custody and charged. Jeffries said that he went to the station because he had left his bicycle in the trunk of Aquino's car!
Jeffries was charged with the theft, and he was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith. Jeffries had pled guilty to the charge, but Chief Magistrate Smith entered him into an equivocal not-guilty plea because. That's because he said that the owner, Carlos Aquino, gave him permission to drive the car. Jeffries was offered a bail of $500 and his case was adjourned until July 22.
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