A Lesson to Potential Thieves

Burglary suspect meets messy end in Port-A-Potty

Reported by: Chad Cookler

Lorenzo Knight TAMPA, FL -- Let this be a warning to all you potential thieves out there. If you're going to try to steal a man's truck, a portable toilet is not the best place to hide from him. That's because those port-a-potties are very easy to tip over. One suspected thief found that out the hard way. According to Tampa Police, 22 year Lorenzo Knight broke into a 1999 Ford F-150 in the parking lot of the International Mall and stole a digital camera as well as the truck's instruction manual. He then punched the door of another Ford F-150 parked right next to it, police said. That's when Knight's troubles began. Investigators say that car's owner and his friends saw Knight and chased him to a nearby construction site. Knight tried to hide in a portable toilet, but the men spotted him. And then they pushed it over, police said, and held him inside until cops arrived. He was covered in human waste when officers arrested him, according to police. Cops recovered some of Knight's burglary tools as well as one of his shoes next to the cars, according to Tampa Police.