Background: Bodycam footage of Jonathan Winslow”s arrest (WPLG). Inset: Jonathan Winslow (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office).
A Florida man who allegedly stole a tour train and picked up passengers while he was high on methamphetamine later told cops it was his birthday.
As reported by an arrest document acquired by local ABC affiliate WPLG, law enforcement responded to alerts from a Conch Tour Train Depot in Key West on July 4 concerning a missing train. The train was being monitored throughout the city via its attached GPS device. Upon arrival, officers were informed by staff that a man had showed up at the depot, claiming to be a former worker. He requested a tour of the Conch Train, which an employee permitted. Subsequently, the man reportedly drove the train away from the premises.
That man was Jonathan Patrick Winslow, and he was celebrating his 57th birthday.
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According to the arrest report, Winslow left his Kia at the depot, still running “with rock music playing on the radio.”
The alleged joyride involving Winslow didn’t extend for long, though it did allow him to pick up “two random passengers,” who might not have been aware that their Conch Train driver lacked authorization. According to the police, Winslow abandoned the train at some stage, and it was found without a hitch. Authorities soon after found Winslow, who was allegedly “excited” and speaking very rapidly.
Upon notifying Winslow about the charges he would face for taking the Conch Train, he reportedly claimed he merely “borrowed” it, explaining that “today [was] his birthday.”
According to the arrest report, police were unmoved by the information and took Winslow to jail. While he was being searched, police found what they stated was a meth pipe. Winslow reportedly exclaimed, “It’s a weed pipe!”
Not quite.
Winslow was charged with burglary, theft, and misdemeanor possession of drug equipment. He is being held in the Monroe County Jail on $60,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for July 17.
