(Law Enforcement Today) A career criminal out on a neighborhood crime spree ended abruptly… after he accidentally shot himself trying to burglarize and breaking into vehicles and homes, reports say,
Karma’s a bi***.
And the gun wasn’t even his, it was stolen- just to add insult to injury.
Justin McCall, 28, of Crestview, Florida was arrested January 5 and slapped with a slew of charges, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s office.
Among the charges were:
- grand theft
- burglary to a structure
- car burglary
- and felony violation of probation.
A Crestview resident called deputies and reported that a suspicious man was walking around in front of her home with what looked like a gun shot wound to his leg.
Deputies arrived and found McCall with a confirmed gun shot wound and took him to receive medical treatment at a nearby hospital.
The police then opened an investigation into the matter and discovered McCall was allegedly in the middle of a crime spree.
According to local coverage of the incident, they stated:
“An investigation by the Sheriff’s Office revealed several residential surveillance cameras had allegedly caught McCall on video committing a series of vehicle and home burglaries.”
Another resident called sheriff’s office to report that her car was broken into and her purse was stolen.
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According to investigators, McCall was seen on video wearing what he allegedly stole.
Coverage from the local media stated:
“While watching a neighbor’s surveillance camera footage, the woman claimed she saw McCall on video wearing her white Sperry boots, which had been in her garage.”