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Zoneboy · 09-12-2007, 05:17 PM

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MANNING, S.C. - Amber Renee Helton was trying to avoid legal problems by paying a traffic ticket. She ended up behind bars when authorities found out she drove a stolen car to the courthouse, police said. Clarendon County deputies received a tip that Helton was going to be in a stolen car when she paid the ticket, Chief Deputy Joe Bradham said.

So officers arrested Helton as she opened the door of the 2001 Dodge Intrepid at the courthouse Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Helton, 21, and her passenger, 35-year-old Terry Lynn Alvery, were charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, Bradham said.

Helton was being held at the Clarendon jail Wednesday on $5,000 bail. It was unclear whether she had an attorney. A message left at the public defender's office was not immediately returned.

The vehicle had been reported stolen Aug. 28 in Dayton, Tenn., authorities said.

Helton had been in court less than a week before. She was found not guilty of possession of a stolen tag and guilty of driving without possession of a state driver's license, Bradham said.

"I guess she thought 'Hey, I got away with having a stolen tag. I might get away with the entire car,'" Bradham said.

AB · 09-12-2007, 05:55 PM

She had more guts than brains, didn't she?

catlover79 · 09-12-2007, 06:01 PM

Ireneparalegal · 09-14-2007, 07:56 PM

OMG, I guess this world is filled with too many boneheads.

Mikado · 09-14-2007, 08:52 PM

The court tried to order that she be forced into having a lobotomy; but, her lawyer convinced the judge that it would be a waste of time, cause, no one would have been able to tell the difference anyway.

crystals · 09-15-2007, 04:04 PM

Wow, this is a case they should feature on the "Dumbest Criminals" show. It's hard to believe what people will try to get away with these days.

09-12-2007, 05:17 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,460	Woman Drives Stolen Car to Courthouse Add this one to the Bonehead Hall of Fame. Link MANNING, S.C. - Amber Renee Helton was trying to avoid legal problems by paying a traffic ticket. She ended up behind bars when authorities found out she drove a stolen car to the courthouse, police said. Clarendon County deputies received a tip that Helton was going to be in a stolen car when she paid the ticket, Chief Deputy Joe Bradham said. So officers arrested Helton as she opened the door of the 2001 Dodge Intrepid at the courthouse Tuesday morning, authorities said. Helton, 21, and her passenger, 35-year-old Terry Lynn Alvery, were charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, Bradham said. Helton was being held at the Clarendon jail Wednesday on $5,000 bail. It was unclear whether she had an attorney. A message left at the public defender's office was not immediately returned. The vehicle had been reported stolen Aug. 28 in Dayton, Tenn., authorities said. Helton had been in court less than a week before. She was found not guilty of possession of a stolen tag and guilty of driving without possession of a state driver's license, Bradham said. "I guess she thought 'Hey, I got away with having a stolen tag. I might get away with the entire car,'" Bradham said.
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09-15-2007, 04:04 PM	#6
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09-12-2007, 05:55 PM	#2
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	She had more guts than brains, didn't she?

09-14-2007, 08:52 PM	#5
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	The court tried to order that she be forced into having a lobotomy; but, her lawyer convinced the judge that it would be a waste of time, cause, no one would have been able to tell the difference anyway.