STUCK ON STUPID IN FLORIDA

By Bob Walsh

 

                                                Nelson Alejandro Pérez Valdivia

Last Friday a young man named Nelson Perez-Valdivia, 23, thought it would be a really cool thing to take a video of himself as the passenger in a Lambo driving down the Palmetto Expressway in the early hours at 110 mph firing his Glock out the window.  He posted the video.  

Since he was already out on bond for illegal exhibition of a firearm a smart cop managed to identify him from the tattoos on his arm which were clearly visible in the video, which has since been taken down.  

Shooting out of a moving car like that is a Class 2 felony in Florida.  He was smart enough to turn himself in, or maybe his lawyer was smart enough to convince him to turn himself in.  

He could in theory be prosecuted for EACH round discharged and could be facing a huge amount of time in prison.

The cops are speculating the Lambo might have been a day rental.  They are common in Florida, where tourists want to appear as rich jerks. 

He is currently on house arrest.  His bond was $2,500 for the first discharge of the weapon and $1 each for the 13 subsequent discharges of the weapon.  As far as has been determined none of the shots, which were fired in a built-up area, caused any injuries or damage.