Man steals bike after being released from jail because he was too tired to walk home

A man who spent time in prison did not learn his lesson and stole a bike because he did not feel like walking, according to police in Louisiana. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said that at around 12:00 a.m., on Wednesday, police dispatchers received a call from the Avoyelles Sheriff’s Office in reference to assisting a recently released inmate in getting to his home. This is a courtesy that police departments do sometimes when there is no one else to give the released inmate a ride.
The Avoyelles deputies arrived on LA Highway 107 at the parish line and dropped off the offender, Johnathan Curtis Bentley, 29 of Ball, to wait on the Rapides deputies to pick him up and get him to his home. The Rapides deputies were given a description of Bentley and what he was wearing. They were told that Bentley would be waiting at the line on LA Highway 107.
As the Rapides deputies were on their way to give Bentley a ride, they saw a man fitting Bentley’s description, but he was riding a bicycle on the shoulder of the road.
When the deputies questioned dispatchers about the suspect riding a bike, they advised the knew nothing about it.
Police made contact with Bentley and it was discovered that he was walking when he allegedly saw a bicycle in a yard. He then helped himself to it.
He told the deputies that he “was tired of waiting for them and was tired of walking.”
Through his investigation, the deputies determined where the bicycle came from and it was returned to the owners. As the owners were asleep, they were unaware the bicycle was stolen. Bentley was placed under arrest for criminal trespassing and theft of less than $750. He was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center. His bail has been set at $1,000.