{"id":83093,"date":"2025-12-14T14:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T14:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/83093\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T14:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T14:26:45","slug":"stolen-car-from-tampa-airport-leads-st-petersburg-man-to-walton-county-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/83093\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Car From Tampa Airport Leads St. Petersburg Man To Walton County Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:Tampa Free Press;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Tampa Free Press\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"93\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2a77dee0-4b93-11f0-bbff-15656f0e49eb.png\"\/><\/a>Wed, June 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM UTC<img alt=\"Stolen Car From Tampa Airport Leads St. Petersburg Man To Walton County Jail\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c12075cb35a1f569afd81c47ccf90001.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stolen Car From Tampa Airport Leads St. Petersburg Man To Walton County Jail<\/p>\n<p>Deputies Intercept Vehicle After Daring Parking Garage Escape<\/p>\n<p>WALTON COUNTY, Fla. &#8211; A 32-year-old St. Petersburg man is behind bars after his attempt to steal a car from Tampa International Airport was cut short by the Walton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Lonnie Morris was taken into custody Sunday after deputies were alerted to a vehicle, reported stolen from Tampa International Airport, traveling through their area.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation revealed that Morris was initially denied a rental vehicle at the airport. Undeterred, he allegedly took matters into his own hands. Morris reportedly found a vehicle with keys left inside and then brazenly tailgated another driver to exit the parking garage.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/florida-fracas-louisiana-man-pulls-stolen-gun-on-juvenile-at-mcdonalds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida Fracas: Louisiana Man Pulls Stolen Gun On Juvenile At McDonald\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Florida Fracas: Louisiana Man Pulls Stolen Gun On Juvenile At McDonald\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morris has been charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and is currently being held at the Walton County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Please make a small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=KWYEB8X3JQ2MY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism<\/a>. 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