Thief falls asleep while robbing home

Posted by: b3rrilyn in GIST Jul 12, 2013

Police say they caught a robber in Lady Lake area in Florida taking�jewelry and�a nap. Domonique Pinkard, 21, was allegedly asleep�on the couch�of a residence on Winners Circle when the�home owner�walked into the living room, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The�homeowner�called the cops, who determined that Pinkard and his accomplice, 20-year-old Julian�Evangelist, kicked in the�back door�around 7:30 a.m. Pinkard then conked out�on the sofawhile�Evangelist�allegedly made off with a TV.�Evangelist, it seems, failed�to wake up�his his partner in crime.

Investigators say Pinkard told them he’d been �working hard all day and he just needed to sit downfor a moment, and evidently, he fell asleep,” according to WESH. Police also say they found an estimated $500 worth of the victim’s jewelry in Pinkard’s pockets, according to NBC Miami. Other items, including clothing and electronics, were allegedly found at Evangelist’s home.
Both men were jailed on�charges�of burglary and grand theft.