Lakeland Man’s Dollar Tree Crime Spree Earns Him Decades Behind Bars
A guy from Lakeland got slapped with nearly 30 years in the slammer for hitting up a Dollar Tree a dozen times, from 2018 to 2021. Now I’m no criminal Mastermind. But if I had to commit armed robbery, I would make it like a casino or a bank. Not a Dollar Tree store! Look, I would NEVER do anything like that. But if I had to be a villain, I’m going to be Lex Luthor. Not the Condiment king.
According to Fox35, our “lame” villain is Scott Carpenter Jr. This dude wasn’t just going to be satisfied with robbing just one Dollar Tree store. He was going to go on a Dollar Tree robbing spree! So he hit up at least 12 locations all across Tampa. Even with all of these high-end stores out there! Carpenter went for the ones with discount dish soaps and plastic forks. Wise choice my guy.
Dollar Tree Crime Spree:
Carpenter did dress the part at least. He wore black and quietly lurked around till the Dollar Tree staff would shut down shop for the night. Then, when they were making their way to their cars or off to the bank with the day’s earnings, he would make his move. Armed and dangerous, he’d show up out of nowhere, waving a gun and demanding cash from the poor employees.
Don’t worry though. All stupid criminals get caught eventually. The cops finally caught up with him and searched his place and his ride, and they hit the jackpot evidence wise. We’re talking about guns and clothes that matched the ones used in the robberies.
Now, as punishment for his crime spree, Carpenter’s been told he has to give up the guns and ammunition, as well as pay up over 22 grand to his victims. Let’s just say that’s going to be a lot of dish soap.
5 of the Craziest Cringeworthy Crimes Ever Committed
While committing crimes may seem black and white (you either broke the law or you didn’t), there are certainly some crimes that are dumber than others. Sometimes it’s the crime itself that’s wild, other times, it’s the people committing said crimes. These are 5 of the craziest, cringeworthy crimes ever committed.
Crimes can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. However, it takes a very unique individual, a case study if you will, to commit some of these outrageously dumb crimes. Years ago, these criminals would have been featured on Spike TV or one of those America’s Dumbest Criminal shows. Today, I’m not sure if those shows are around…and I’m certain Spike TV isn’t around anymore. That’s a story for another time.
Someone being arrested. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Craziest Crimes
Crimes can happen for a number of reasons. They may happen out of necessity. They could also happen on accident. These crimes, however, do not fall into those categories. These crimes are different. None of these would accidentally happen. They also aren’t a matter of life or death. There’s no ethics quiz here, or any matters of ‘would you steal bread to support your family?’ These crimes, and criminals, aren’t straight up cringeworthy.
While all of these crimes are crazy and certainly cringeworthy, they also make for excellent conversation pieces. That’s why I’ve gone and found five examples of the wildest stories that Dave and Chuck the Freak have talked about and made a list highlighting the best of the best. Let’s be honest…what’s better than reading a story about one of the craziest crimes ever committed? Or, watching Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about some of the dumbest crimes ever committed? Personally, I’m going with the funny storytellers.
They add their own two cents and perspectives on these stories that nobody else could provide. Not even those talking heads on the dumbest criminal shows. Am I the only one who remembers those? I feel like they were a staple on TruTV or VH1, but now all I can find on TruTV is Impractical Jokers, which is awesome but…you get it. Let’s not delay! Here’s the list!
5 of the Dumbest Crimes Ever Committed
