A man broke out of the Pinellas County Jail on a drunken driving charge Sunday and then tried to break into three sheriff’s office vehicles parked on the facility’s grounds, according to arrest reports.
The 32-year-old Tampa man was arrested shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday after rear-ending another vehicle at Ulmerton Road and 66th Street. Deputies took him into custody, at which point he showed signs of impairment and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. The man told deputies he “was at a concert the night before and was tired,” arrest reports said.
Later that day, the man posted $500 bond and was released from jail. However, he tried to break into a 2013 Chevy Tahoe, a 2010 Chevy Impala and a 2004 Ford van that were parked at the jail, records show.
The man told officers he thought his keys were inside the vehicles. He was arrested on three counts of auto theft and later released on $15,000 bond, records show.
