A wise man once said, “If at first, you don’t succeed, try try again,” and apparently that goes for criminals who desire jail time as well.
The Miami Herald reports that Casey Michael Lewis was re-arrested 15 minutes after being released when authorities saw him on camera attempting to break into cars in the jail parking lot.
According to the arrest affidavit, two deputies — John O’ Connell and Ramon Lopez — saw Lewis, 37, on surveillance video “walking around the parking lot acting suspicious and checking vehicle doors.”
The deputies say they saw Lewis “clearly” looking into cars and checking door handles to see if they were unlocked. According to the affidavit, Lewis entered a silver car from the driver’s side and sat inside for more than two minutes. Deputies say he got out of that car, walked from the front of the parking lot “all the way” to the exit gate, and repeated the process of lifting latches and peering into cars.
Upon re-arrest, deputies found Lewis in possession of a paper bag that contained an iPhone 7, four packs of Blue King cigarettes, a lighter, a Visa bank debit card, a Florida driver’s license and $547 in cash.
Lewis faces charges including burglary of a conveyance, grand theft, and possession of stolen property.
