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A wanted man surrendered to the police in West Sussex on Wednesday because he didn’t want to spend another minute with the people he lived with during the COVID-19 blockade, The Guardian reports.
Inspector Darren Taylor, of the Sussex Police, shared the strange occurrence on Twitter, claiming that the unidentified man, who was “wanted in prison remand”, was looking for “peace and tranquility” when he surrendered. “One in custody and going back to prison to do some more time on his own,” wrote Taylor.
Peace and tranquility! The wanted man surrendered to the team yesterday afternoon after informing us that he would rather go back to prison than spend more time with the people he lived with! One in custody and returning to prison to fulfill on his own pic.twitter.com/zCwLo0fgDQ
– Inspector Darren Taylor (@InspectorDarren) February 18, 2021
Strange as it may seem that someone was looking for the “comfort” of a life behind bars, a man named Robert Vick escaped from a minimal security prison in Kentucky, but surrendered to a motel a few miles away. the next day because it was too cold outside.
The day Vick surrendered, the temperature in Lexington was 3 degrees with a cold wind of 17 degrees below. “He was frozen,” said Maurice King, manager of Sunset Motel and Restaurant. “He came in, knocked on my door and told me to collect his law.”
Vick was sentenced to six years for theft and possession of a counterfeit instrument.
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