{"id":330155,"date":"2024-09-10T10:31:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=330155"},"modified":"2024-09-10T10:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:46:58","slug":"florida-woman-with-nine-straight-lottery-prizes-wins-trip-to-county-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/florida-woman-with-nine-straight-lottery-prizes-wins-trip-to-county-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Woman with Nine Straight Lottery Prizes Wins Trip to County Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a woman cashing in her ninth scratch-off lottery ticket win of the day, Samantha Young\u2019s luck seemed just too good to be true. And it was.<\/p>\n

\"Samantha
Samantha Young, above, had recently been released from prison when she decided to help herself to 48 lottery tickets from a local convenience store. (Image: Polk County Jail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Young, 38, is a career criminal who had just helped herself to $1,500 worth of scratch-off tickets from a convenience store in Lakeland, Fla., according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t win the lottery, but she did win a trip to the county jail,\u201d quipped Judd in a morning briefing on Facebook.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

August 4 security footage from the Circle K store on Old Kathleen Road in Lakeland shows a figure with a full face covering reaching over the counter to steal 48 lottery tickets.<\/p>\n

Brazen Behavior<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Had Young been more discreet, she might have gotten away with her crime. Instead, she began cashing the tickets almost immediately at local stores, including six in one outlet alone. In all, Young collected $470 in prizes.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Florida Lottery was able to provide the Sheriff\u2019s Office with the location and times of where the stolen tickets had been redeemed.<\/p>\n

Investigators discovered that a vehicle associated with Young was seen in the area at the time of the theft, and later, around stores where tickets had been cashed in.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Young admitted to the crime during an interview with law enforcement at her home on August 22, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said. She was subsequently charged with unarmed burglary, obtaining property by fraud, grand theft, and violation of probation.<\/p>\n

Long Rap Sheet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to Judd, Young has a long criminal history, including involvement in an armed robbery in South Carolina. Since moving to Florida around 2007, she has been arrested 22 times on charges ranging from grand theft to drug possession to aggravated assault.<\/p>\n

In February, Young was released from state prison on felony probation for trafficking in stolen property, said Judd, who also described her as \u201cnot a bad-looking lady.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLooks can be deceiving \u2026 She\u2019s a bad girl,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a woman cashing in her ninth scratch-off lottery ticket win of the day, Samantha Young\u2019s luck seemed just too good to be true. And it was. 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