10.9.23 – ESPN Southwest Florida
Terry was slapped with a bunch of charges, including property damage, larceny, and burglary, and he now enjoys a less-than-glamorous stay at the Lee County Jail. Moral of the story, don’t forget your phone at a crime scene. It’s the 21st-century Achilles’ heel for an aspiring stupid criminal like Terry Jeffcoat.
Meet Florida man Terry Jeffcoat, this wannabe criminal mastermind planned to get away with the perfect robbery. But instead this stupid criminal found himself caught red-handed. You see, Terry thought he had it all figured out when he decided to target a home in Lehigh Acres. But as luck would have it, he forgot one tiny detail that would come back to bite him in the, well, you know where.
According to NBC2, It was a regular Thursday, and the homeowner was casually moving stuff into her new digs. Little did she know, her peaceful day was about to take a detour down Crime Lane. Pulling into her driveway, she couldn’t help but notice that something was amiss. The garage door, usually a sentinel of security, was standing wide open. Panic mode: activated.
Quick thinking was her game, and she dialed up a friend for backup. Together, they ventured around the corner of the house, only to lock eyes with none other than our evil doer, Terry Jeffcoat, sauntering toward the back door like he owned the place.
Fueled by fear (and maybe a dash of anger), one of the women took matters into her own hands, grabbing a gun and confronting Terry. She wanted answers, and she wanted them now. Poor Terry, however, had no satisfactory response to offer. In a desperate bid for freedom, he bolted towards a nearby canal, hoping to make an escape.
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Once inside, the ladies took inventory of their losses. Four suitcases crammed with clothing and shoes, a golden necklace worth a cool $1,000, and a bunch of other stuff. All of it adding up to about $400. But one item stood out like a sore thumb… Terry’s abandoned smartphone, the very thing that would lead to his undoing.
As the Lee County Sheriff’s Office discovered pry marks on the damaged garage door frame and swiftly tracked down Terry to a trailer nearby. Sensing the jig was up, Terry surrendered himself to deputies with a muttered admission that he’d “messed up.”
In a twist of fate, the search of Terry’s place of surrender uncovered stolen suitcases loaded with shoes and the golden necklace. Terry was slapped with a bunch of charges, including property damage, larceny, and burglary, and he now enjoys a less-than-glamorous stay at the Lee County Jail.
Moral of the story, don’t forget your phone at a crime scene. It’s the 21st-century Achilles’ heel for an aspiring stupid criminal like Terry Jeffcoat.