 Probably it was Lamar's serious complexion and grooming problems that drove him to a life of crime. |
[BANG! BANG! BANGETTY BANG!]
"Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said Lamar Thurman, 29, drove away in the car, which was parked in front of a home on Roberts Lane, while the engine was on and the boy was inside as his father was saying goodbye to friends.
"Ahah! A car! Engine runnin' and everything! I'll just steal it! No one will ever know!"
The boy's father and friends followed the stolen car while calling 911.
"You, there! Miscreant! Halt!"
"Here, Lionel! Let us give chase!"
Thurman soon crashed the car on Loquat Tree Drive in Lantana, Barbera said.
"Ha ha! Youse'll never catch me! [SCREECH!] [CRASH!] Ow!"
As the boy's father and friends tried to rescue the child from the car, Thurman started to drive off again, Barbera said.
"Here, you! Miscreant! You cannot drive a vehicle after the airbag has popped! It is not safe!"
That's when the boy's father, armed with a handgun, shot Thurman several times "in an attempt to stop him from fleeing further with his child in the car," Barbera said.
"Stop or I'll [BANG! BANG! BANGETTY BANG!] shoot!"
Thurman crashed the car again about 200 yards away and was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
"Aaaiiieee! I am undone!"
The boy wasn't hurt.
"Hooray! I ain't! Get 'im, Pop!"
Barbera said evidence from the scene and witness statements are consistent with the father's account of what happened.
"Ayup. Blood. Bullet holes. Airbag. Skid marks. It all adds up!"
"Barbera! How do you do it?"
"The suspect has no association with the victims," Barbera said.