Woman didn't think stolen truck was 'that stolen'

A Florida woman facing charges for theft of a pickup truck allegedly told deputies that she knew it was stolen, but didn’t think it was “that stolen.”

Officers noticed the truck, which matched the description of a stolen vehicle in Crestview, parked in Destin on Jan. 11, according to the arrest report.



Deputies confirmed that the registration was that of the stolen vehicle and spoke to 58-year-old Debra Jean Mason, of Sandestin, who was the only occupant of the truck. She said the truck belonged to man she knew as “Cole,” but became “evasive” and wouldn’t look at officers when asked if she knew the vehicle was stolen,.

She eventually said that Cole had “stolen the vehicle from his mother,” but had let Mason borrow it. When officers pointed out that she knew the vehicle had been stolen, she replied, “I didn’t think it was that stolen.” She is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. Her next scheduled court date is Feb. 17.