While the driver was on the phone with police, Adams backed the car which was suspended over three feet in the air off the truck and drove away, according to records. In the process of fleeing, Adams damaged a curb, the complex’s landscaping and struck a pole holding a utility box, police said.
He soon returned to the complex where after searching him, police found a plastic bag holding marijuana in his pocket, records show. He was then arrested and taken to the Leon County Detention Facility.
Since the car was in the tow truck driver s possession, Adams was charged with armed carjacking. Adams confirmed to police that he did have a gun, later found between a gutter and the wall of the building.