TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A former employee at Ability Towing is behind bars after he admitted to police that burglarized the business in order to buy crack cocaine.
The Tallahassee Police Department says that they were called to Ability Towing & Recovering on Wednesday about a burglary.
Employees told them that when they arrived to work that day, they found the front door open. Upon further inspection, they found that the door and frame had been damaged and forced open.
They also told police that the door was locked the day before after they closed. They reported the money stolen totaled approximately $105.
According to a probable cause document, the business's security camera captured the burglary and showed the suspect forcefully opening the front door sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.
It showed the suspect walking behind the counter, taking a petty cash bag, then leaving the business.
The document says that employees were able to identify the suspect as Charles Jackson, a former employee.
When Tallahassee Police went to find Jackson, they found him in custody for an unrelated auto theft case. Jackson, willing to speak to investigators, admitted that he "currently has a problem abusing crack cocaine."
Due to this, documents stated, Jackson used a stolen car to drive to Ability Towing. Once there, he used his body to to force the front door open and grabbed the petty cash bag.
"According to Jackson, there was approximately $60 in the bag," police wrote, which goes against what the employees claimed.
The document says Jackson then left the business and traveled to the Frenchtown area where he used the money to buy crack cocaine.
Jackson went on to say that he turned himself in, officers writing that "Jackson appeared remorseful for his actions."
Jackson has been charged with grand theft auto, burglary, dealing in stolen property, petty theft, and criminal mischief. He remains in the Leon County Jail on a $18,500.
