Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card
Feb 08 2010
FLINT, Mich.— Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen.
Police reports indicated the vehicle was previously stolen out of Lapeer, about 50 miles north-northwest of Detroit.
A call was made to the detainee's credit card company, and it was confirmed there had been a charge of $450 to the card by a merchant named Big Bruiser, for over the counter, non-prescription drugs. A quick check revealed no merchant in the Flint metro area named Big Bruiser. So police lodged additional charges against the man for trafficking in a controlled substance.
The suspect is being held at the Genesee County Jail. His request to see an attorney was postponed until the suspect could be beaten with a rubber hose and water-boarded in an effort to obtain a confession before the suspect could get lawyered-up. "We already knew he was guilty, we were just encouraging him to acknowledge it to himself," said a police spokesperson with advanced training in torture. "It makes it a lot easier on everyone involved if a suspect will just confess," said the torturer.
No further details were released.
