Florida Man Stole $7k In Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets Then Returned To Store To Redeem Them Hours Later

A Florida man stole $7,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets from a Circle K convenience store, then returned to the same location less than two hours later and attempted (unsuccessfully) to cash in his winnings.

You just know this imbecile probably lives round the corner too…

Justin Farley, 43, did at least change his entire outfit before returning, which in his mind probably made this an Ocean’s 11-level heist…

After failing to redeem the tickets, he then went to a nearby 7-Eleven and robbed them too, making off with $120 and snatching a pack of Newport cigarettes.

Amazingly, it did take the police two weeks to arrest Farley, and he allegedly confessed under questioning, telling officers he simply “needed money.” Um, how about getting a job like the rest of us pal?

Turns out stealing lottery tickets and scratchcards is the one of the dumbest things you can possibly do as a criminal. The serial numbers are flagged in a database and render the tickets/scratchcards worthless, meaning they wouldn’t ring up as a “winner” if scanned. If only someone had told him that before, eh?

Farley has a significant criminal history, according to the affidavit, which lists past felony convictions for sale of cocaine (2003), possession of a controlled substance (2007), felon in possession of a firearm (2007), felon in possession of a firearm (2010), and possession of oxycodone (2010). Did well to keep out of prison for 15 years, I suppose.

For the Florida woman who dumped 75 used tampons on her ex’s front lawn, click HERE. Normal.