Levi James Wone was having a big night.
On August 10, Wone, 23, was enjoying his favorite cocktail, a premixed can of rum and Coke. Then he enjoyed another. And another. And another. Eventually, he had consumed 20 cans of the alcoholic drinks.
That’s when he decided it would be a good idea to steal a forklift.
According to court records, after drinking all that booze, Wone broke into the Lismore Tractor and Machinery Centre, located in North Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, and stole a Yale forklift, according to a report in Australia’s Northern Star.
He then rammed his newly nicked vehicle through the business’ front gates and drove the vehicle down a nearby busy street, albeit at a low rate of speed.
When a man pulled up to Wone in a car and asked what in bloody hell he was doing, Wone ditched the vehicle and took off running. Eventually he was captured by police who arrested him and took him to the local lockup. When they searched Wone’s pockets, they found three grams of cannabis.
Wone was charged with seven counts, including driving while disqualified, mid-range drink driving, entering enclosed lands, and possession of a prohibited drug.
When he appeared in Lismore Local Court on October 20, he was placed on 18 months probation and was disqualified from driving any type of vehicle for a period of two years. He also was fined $300.