{"id":408626,"date":"2026-09-23T21:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408626\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T21:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:16:11","slug":"florida-man-ordered-to-pay-15k-after-stealing-lyft-drivers-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408626\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man ordered to pay $15K after stealing Lyft driver\u2019s car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man ordered to pay $15,000 after stealing Lyft driver\u2019s car in West Palm Beach<\/p>\n

A Pompano Beach man accused of stealing a Lyft driver\u2019s car at a West Palm Beach gas station has been ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution and faces a plea conference later this month.<\/p>\n

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A man accused of stealing a rideshare driver\u2019s car at a West Palm Beach gas station was ordered to pay the victim.<\/p>\n

According to court documents in Palm Beach County, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, Judge Sarah Willis ordered Delcan P. Murphy, 27, from Pompano Beach, to pay a Lyft driver $15,000 in restitution by Monday, Sept. 28.<\/p>\n

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Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Delcan Patrick Murphy<\/p>\n

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Court records indicate that a plea conference for Murphy is scheduled for Sept. 28 in a West Palm Beach courtroom.<\/p>\n

WPBF 25 News contacted the attorney representing Murphy for comment on the restitution and the plea conference and is awaiting a response.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, a Lyft driver picked up Murphy in Deerfield Beach to take him to Jacksonville on March 4.<\/p>\n

The victim stopped at a Marathon gas station located at 1840 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach for fuel.<\/p>\n

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A West Palm Beach Police Department report said the victim stopped at the gas station and went inside the station to prepay for fuel and left Murphy, who was a passenger, in the car.<\/p>\n

The report notes that as the victim returned to the car, he saw Murphy exit the back seat, enter the driver\u2019s seat and drive off in the car.<\/p>\n

The victim tried to stop Murphy but was unsuccessful. <\/p>\n

The victim called a family member who picked him up at the gas station and began to follow Murphy while on the telephone with 911 dispatch.<\/p>\n

Murphy crashed the car into the rear of another vehicle on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Tamarind Avenue.<\/p>\n

According to the police report, Murphy exited the car and ran away, but the family member of the victim got out of his car and tackled Murphy to the ground. <\/p>\n

Moments later, responding West Palm Beach Police Department officers took Murphy into custody.<\/p>\n

Murphy pled not guilty to a charge of grand theft automobile with damage over $1,000.<\/p>\n

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