Community | July 09, 2008 | 6 comments

Loud Muffler lands driver in jail on 2 felony charges

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After being stopped last night for having a noisy muffler, Kilbert "Flaco" Rijos ran from deputies, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, before finally being caught.

About 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies pulled Rijos over because he had a modified muffler on his black Honda Civic, according to the sheriff's report.

This is what happened, according to the report: Rijos, 20, of 2104 Coco Court, told a deputy that his license was suspended. The deputy also learned that Rijos was a habitual driving violator. When deputies attempted to transfer Rijos from his Honda to the prisoner transport vehicle, he ran off.

He was caught about 200 yards way.

Rijos, who is listed as a mechanic at Levs Auto Shop in jail records, is being charged with escape from police custody and driving with a revoked license — habitual offender, both felonies.

He is being held at Orient Road Jail without bond, according to jail records.

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6 comments // Loud Muffler lands driver in jail on 2 felony charges

  • LindseyIndigo
  • MoonLoon
  • necrotized
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      necrotized  

    • I would like to submit that personally, I think the muffler was enough.

      So bloody tired of the kids around here buying cheap 90s Honda Civics, then going out and buying glass packs, or blown mufflers, because for some reason they equate being horribly noisy with fast.

      Hey bad boy, it doesn't make you look cool. It makes you look cheap and sad.

    • 3 years ago
  • jahbini
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      jahbini  

    • The loud muffler was only the last straw for this poor bozo. His disregard for the legal system was the major factor.

      If his only crime was being too loud, the penalties from our legal system would have been no more than a 'please keep it down' kind of warning.

      Our legal system is poorly equipped to go after jerks who are basically unsocial. Putting a guy in jail for 'loud noises' is stupid. Maybe a few weekends picking trash off the highway, yes, Jail no. It's like putting a guy in jail for smoking weed. It just isn't an effective deterrent, nor an effective social correction.

    • 3 years ago
  • cibalin
  • stopnoise
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      stopnoise  

    • San Francisco have a heavy issue with speed drivers and acoustic gangs. They indiscriminately pollute the environment and abuse our neighborhoods. We need to create a special police to go after these jerks! Your support is needed! Thanks!

    • 3 years ago

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