on February 5 2023 Flagler County deputies responded to an alarm at a closed Palm Coast Gas Station in the early morning now respect okay we'll bite you I have no movement foreign the store owner showed Deputy surveillance video and they also located a debit card with the suspect's name on it on the counter near the register the deputies actually recognized the man in the video from a vehicle fire near the gas station earlier that night whatever you think that he talked yeah and then swipe his card and that's it um no the other one the blue jug blue jug oil if you want to get if you want to get the stuff and bring it up they tracked the man down to return the debit card and arrest him for burglary and Theft the suspect told deputies he left his debit card so he could come back later and pay for the items he took foreign I know Lance come over here hey puppy he's kind of scary yes sir come over here man I don't know what you're gonna say come out come have a seat oh my free can I put her in my car real quick I got her I just want to put can you put her in your car for a second all right actually hold on are you gonna be taking me to uh you're taking me in or anything we're gonna like have a conversation because right now we don't know I can explain to you everything I know we um let's just secure your dog and that's just that's why I'm saying let's have a conversation that's his buddy that went to go you're from Cocoa Beach he's finally got here just now all right do you mind if we just put his dog in your car for a second thank you man come on dinner on this side um let's just come have a seat in the front of me let's just keep your hands your pockets just do me a favor just stand in front of my car all right um this is I'm wearing three jackets can I take this one off do everyone lose me just pat you down first for weapons like that just do that I have a grinder with marijuana that's fine man I can care less about weed to be honest I'm just gonna sit it right here I appreciate you giving me a heads up man all right shouldn't have any weapons on there all right like that how's it going tonight guys good and you Lance nice to meet you Atlanta this girl we already know you yeah what's your name all right Lance I'm gonna read you something okay just because I'm reading this as being in trouble you just told me you exactly know why we're out here and stuff like that and we already know just get you can read you have them you understand these rice if I explained to you yes sir these rights are you willing to speak with me I'm assuming you know why we're talking to you again I left my credit card there I didn't know what to do why why what I was gonna come back to pay for it I just okay I'm really cold man you get into the store I went there earlier and I tried to buy dog food and she told me they were clothes that she locked up on me so I just broke in with a knife so what back door yes to the back door it's all on the security camera I'm sure we watched it yeah yeah I told you Friday night yeah yeah it's easy to do it's really easy so you popped open the back door with a knife yes I did sure you want to see the knife are you no I really I really don't want to see the knife I'm not impressed with myself I just want to go home I'm really tired honestly who was with you yourself I've been stuck out here waiting for this guy to come pick me up I just it's just me and my dog so you went to the gas station earlier to buy dog food and they were still there when I went but they they closed the door on me and said that I couldn't buy food or anything okay and then you came back and then around what time would you say that you went back to the gas station I've been waiting here maybe an hour and a half when did you go to the gas station an hour and a half hour around an hour and a half ago or no it was maybe maybe 45 minutes an hour ago okay you you should know right it says it on the security footage all right small amount so what was your like intention in going inside man oh I got this dog food that my dog didn't even want okay she was asleep when I got big okay I also got some antifreeze I was trying to get my car running okay I poured a lot of water on it you take a lighter and all the other stuff what's that [Applause] a CBD something all right what exactly I have it all with me it's not like I sold it earlier yeah what was your intention by leaving your card behind uh so then I could come back later and pay for it okay so they knew my name you know just in case they got picked up I didn't want to steal anything you know that's against the law yeah I don't know if they teach you guys that no they all teachers statues I'm too honest I could have just kept that quiet sorry there's a giant bomb with me there's a giant bong with weed in the car yes sir yeah I know there's we I mean you told me with the grinder where's the ass for that man I think it's in my pocket I don't reach for let me grab it let me grab it just keep your arms out yes sir this is why you're other family won't let you stay with him no that's not very nice that's not not very nice but not very nice is he's breaking into his clothes although you did leave your car behind this is burglary that's fully and clearly closed for business correct yes sir so your insurance when you went the second time were they there I'm sorry okay I knowing you broken yes sir okay I admit it that's not let's go ahead and do this for a second you know what happened hot inside of there right no my dog wasn't too jobs okay well I would have been in the hospital for a while all right you said that your family was coming from two hours away to give you a ride he this guy that works for me dude this guy that wants to start my business let's go this way all right I'm sorry about this all right lean against let's go right here lean against my headlight that's let's pick the the best part against my headlight okay now you're good now you're getting everything searched okay pull it all out I don't have a butt plug in I guess is what happens when you try to be nice foreign [Music] smoking already no no other drugs I'm brutally honest trust me I know you're brutally honest man sorry but we learned that out I'm very sorry like I said I just been trying to get home man that's my favorite place yeah we're definitely bored that's why I'm over here sorry about all the paperwork thank you all right where's the ass at in your car I wish I could tell you I wish I could go find it for you I don't know I'm not sure hey this what do you want to do with your dog you want your friend to take your dog yes yes please can you have my friend take my dog you sure yeah we can take care of her you sure we'll be out tomorrow I don't know you want your friend to take your dog what do you do I don't know anything about the law I'm 20 years old your dog I know am I going to be I'm not gonna go into jail most likely for like a few weeks or I have no idea about that okay well yes please just have to take my dog okay I'll give him the food too no you stole the food oh man you're right I could pay for it though no that's after the fact you you can't make this stuff up man like here's the dog food that he because I wasn't here yeah trying to get his car to cool off well lily as soon as I saw like came off I walked up to me he said something along the lines of I gotta look I wonder how long it take you to come talk to me what are they want to pursue yeah they are okay then no yeah if you just want to ID them and cut him out of here how much weed does he have in here medical marijuana card I don't know I wanna I wanna find this acid he's talking about here's the uh here's the exact headlight he was wearing in the video good thanks brother the blow torch he took [Applause] then you already have the fourth on this person that was one that he took um yeah he's got a torch up there in the hood I don't know why he would take another torch when he has one unless it ran out of butane or whatever the ranch you put the door right here hardly to keep it open that's enough I don't know man dude I am 15. can't there's the revolver right there if you want to hand me it oh you're not I'm calling it now oh my God I can't can you try and find it social that's my life listen it's in there somewhere yeah I'm gonna take your revolver I'm going to sell that I'm gonna submit it into evidence for safekeeping because I can't leave a gun in the car and get started okay I was gonna sell it you can take it let's go into evidence I'm not taking it oh wait so I can't sell it you can once you pick it up from evidence okay perfect okay it's going to evidence for safekeeping I might need your help with that oh my God hello I'm Deputy Fowler I'll be with you for a bunch tonight remember your revolver is going into safekeeping and evidence okay you can get it back I'm gonna forget I'll let you know again later thank you you're welcome where's your social you said there's acid in here too and there's not he said he took all of his acid oh he said he's tripping right now foreign he didn't swiping he left it like like just no I'm just saying that I thought you said as long as he paid for it well he changed his mind now because I guess he broke into the store next door too like an hour earlier oh my God there's nothing in there it hasn't he surprised that open you see my video probably around 12 40. oh he probably won a knife we pride both of them what a knife even a minute you want to see the knife I didn't I photographed this card he was charged with first degree theft armed burglary of a dwelling and transported to Flagler County Jail you're willing to prosecute thank you and your victims confidentiality I gave him a flyer I'll return these three things to him this just has this one let me go over here I ain't been on since I've been here