Florida Man Allegedly Stole An Army Humvee Because He Was Bored And High
Jose Quinones allegedly found the ultimate cure for his boredom in the Sanford, Fla. training center - a five-ton Humvee.
Citing a police report, Tiffany Walden, of the Orlando Sentinel, writes that after searching through a few vehicles:
... He found one with an anti-theft device on the steering wheel that was loose enough for him to turn the wheel a bit.
Soon, he was charging the tan military vehicle through the barbed-wire fence, driving past an unmanned security gate and motoring across Central Florida.
Humvees are no joke. A mainstay in the U.S. Army since 1985, hummers began to be lovingly referred to as a "Jeep on steroids" by U.S. soldiers. These weighty vehicles are purposefully designed for responding to war and natural disasters.
So, Quinones' allegedly erratic driving of a humvee through residential suburbs was certainly out of place. Residents quickly began calling 911 after seeing the vehicle driving through the streets at night with no lights on, dragging a construction barrel behind it.
Quinones is currently being charged with grand theft, driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle, and marijuana possession.