Maybe folks from Florida and South
Carolina are accustomed to gas stations at regular intervals and have no
concept of how spread apart towns in the west in general, and Wyoming in
particular are. Maps help. So does general planning. That apparently escaped Steven Tompkins, age
24, who was arrested 65 miles north of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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| Tomkins and Luck, after running out of gas |
According to The State.com,
Tomkins faces extradition on two counts of second-degree murder, of Shelly
Tompkins, (his mother), and Daniel Tompkins (his brother). They were found in their home outside Fort
Myers. Tomkins was caught with Joycelin
Luck, 19, of South Carolina, who was reported missing by her mother. Authorities believe she had full knowledge of
the murders.
Tomkins and Luck were arrested
when police came across their stolen truck, with South Carolina tags, that had
run out of gas on the side of the road. Backup
was called when the truck was identified as stolen (and just sitting on the side
of the road, going nowhere, with two people in it, so a leisurely check of the
plate could be done, and backup could come without the necessity of setting up
roadblocks and such).
So, here’s tip one: don’t kill
your family. Seriously, don’t. Just move
away. Things get better. Two, don’t run out of gas if you’re fleeing in
a stolen truck.
Earlier coverage: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/dec/13/murders-mother-brother-lehigh-captured-tompkins/
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