California man held on $3 million dollars bail after crashing stolen yacht (yacht was brand new)

[Demovictory9]

A man’s joyride in a stolen yacht ended when he crashed into several other docked boats in California, authorities told news outlets.

The 38-year-old San Diego man was arrested and faces charges of grand theft of a boat and possession of a stolen boat Thursday, March 10, after police said he took a 60-foot yacht on a joyride, NBC Los Angeles reported. Police got a call at about 9:20 a.m. , saying a yacht that was being serviced was taken after the person repairing it stepped away, Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, told City News Service.

The man was arrested and being held on a $3 million bail, according to NBC Los Angeles.


Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article259309129.html#storylink=cpy

video of his arrest here https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-man-accused-of-stealing-yacht-crashing-into-others-in-newport-beach-harbor/2845420/

[edbermac]

1. Suspect identified as Al Czervik.

[Old Crank]

2. Three million in bail

For damaging rich peoples toys. Where almost no bail for killing regular people with your car. Equal justice for all.

[Kid Berwyn]

14. "At least he was a Democrat."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216473978

[Throck]

3. Motor yachts.

More global warming toys.

[SergeStorms]

4. Obviously a protest.....

to highlight the treatment of Russian oligarchs and the seizure of their yachts. He just couldn't take the injustice any more.

[malaise]

5. I:ve been seeing folks pushing the idea of seizingyachts

What happens when the left do the same for the pharma oligarchs or the derivatives oligarchsor the slumlords - it’s a really bad idea when mob rule supersedes rule of law.
Now where did this fool get this idea.
And if it’s OK for the French anti-Putin right to invade Putin’s daughter’s villa, then expect the same from others with a different worldview.

To say I am shocked at what I’m reading is an understatement.

[obamanut2012]

6. Anyone else reminded of the music video scene in Stepbrothers?

"Boats & Hos."

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. I don't care at all about this idiots bail, but I do wonder why so much.

People get much less for much more egregious crimes.

[malaise]

8. Wel he stole one of the rich boy's toys

so there. It's not like he set up a fake university fake charities, sexually assaulted women, et., etc.

[Demovictory9]

12. Crime happened.in very rich town

[LiberatedUSA]

9. 3 million in bail?

Did he crash a yacht or commit mass murder?

[Strelnikov_]

11. As old crank pointed out, he screwed with rich peoples toys

If I were his lawyer, I would recommend pleading guilty to attempting to overthrow the government. That should get bail reduced to a grand or so, and the sentence reduced to time served.

[miyazaki]

13. Ha. About sums it up.

[doc03]

10. This

[Kid Berwyn]

15. My favorite type of crime story.

Property damage.

[TexasBushwhacker]

16. People get lower bail for murder n/t