Florida Man Sentenced For Stealing Identity Of Man In A Coma

A Florida man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing the identity of a man in a coma! He pled guilty to more than 20 felony charges!

That's a lot of charges! However, it fits the crime. You can't steal the identity of a guy in a coma! C'mon! The incident happened in Volusia County, Florida. The 40-year-old is in a lot of trouble.

25 years is a long time to spend in prison! However, if you're going to try to steal the identity of a man in a coma then you have to be prepared to do that type of time. What's the old saying? "Don't do the crime if you won't do the time?" That seems fitting here.

According to Click Orlando, 40-year-old Donald Wood, of Daytona Beach, stole the comatose man's identity back in 2021 using personal information to take out loans for several vehicles. A news release obtained by Click Orlando reads, "Furthermore, he hacked into our victim's bank account and tried to refinance his own house with this information he fraudulently obtained." In 2022, investigators reportedly started looking into the case and spoke with the victim's family and discovered that the family had been locked out of their bank account and received bills from many financial institutions including a fake hospital bill for $3,000, according to Click Orlando.

The release went on to say that Wood and his accomplishes applied for credit under the victim's name in the amount of $75,000. They were able to trace these incidents back to Wood and found several other victims across the country. Wood was arrested back in 2022 for the crime. Now, recently, he pled guilty to organized scheme to defraud over $50K, 14 counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information of a specified individual, 3 counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information, 2 counts of tampering in felony second-degree proceeding, and mortgage fraud, per Click Orlando.

You can see Wood's mugshot provided by the Volusia County Jail below. The comatose man that this Florida man stole from is reportedly from Texas. He's covering some ground! Now, he's been sentenced to 25 years behind bars for the crimes after pleading guilty. I can't imagine what he could have been looking at if he didn't plead guilty! You have to imagine some sort of deal was struck.

While committing crimes may seem black and white (you either broke the law or you didn't), there are certainly some crimes that are dumber than others. Sometimes it's the crime itself that's wild, other times, it's the people committing said crimes. These are 5 of the craziest, cringeworthy crimes ever committed.

Crimes can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. However, it takes a very unique individual, a case study if you will, to commit some of these outrageously dumb crimes. Years ago, these criminals would have been featured on Spike TV or one of those America's Dumbest Criminal shows. Today, I'm not sure if those shows are around...and I'm certain Spike TV isn't around anymore. That's a story for another time.

Crimes can happen for a number of reasons. They may happen out of necessity. They could also happen on accident. These crimes, however, do not fall into those categories. These crimes are different. None of these would accidentally happen. They also aren't a matter of life or death. There's no ethics quiz here, or any matters of 'would you steal bread to support your family?' These crimes, and criminals, aren't straight up cringeworthy.

While all of these crimes are crazy and certainly cringeworthy, they also make for excellent conversation pieces. That's why I've gone and found five examples of the wildest stories that Dave and Chuck the Freak have talked about and made a list highlighting the best of the best. Let's be honest...what's better than reading a story about one of the craziest crimes ever committed? Or, watching Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about some of the dumbest crimes ever committed? Personally, I'm going with the funny storytellers.

They add their own two cents and perspectives on these stories that nobody else could provide. Not even those talking heads on the dumbest criminal shows. Am I the only one who remembers those? I feel like they were a staple on TruTV or VH1, but now all I can find on TruTV is Impractical Jokers, which is awesome but...you get it. Let's not delay! Here's the list!

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Wisconsin who was arrested after lighting his own car on fire and being found naked, covered in liquid soap near a lakae. He is supposedly a licensed psychotherapist, works with 'magic mushrooms' and is "pretty much an expert in magic."

Dave & Chuck the Freak hear about a new Amazon vendor scam involving glue guns and head-lamps, or a potential windfall if you're James.

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Dearborn, Michigan who exposed himself to someone at a Burlington Coat Factory. They are very confused when they learn about their hours and huge social media following. Then, they try to figure out what they even sell there.

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Las Vegas, Nevada who stripped nude and danced on the gaming tables before he was restrained and arrested. Vegas, baby...

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Illinois who accidentally shot himself in the leg whilst dreaming of burglars breaking into his house. Living the proverbial dream isn't always what it seems...