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Least Competent Criminal

2005 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Durham, N.C., Otis Wilkins, 45, was charged with attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend and others in July for tossing a plastic bottle filled with gunpowder into their car, except that, as sometimes happens, he missed the window, and the bottle bounced back at his feet, igniting his clothes into a fireball, sending him to the hospital. [Norman Transcript, 6-21-05] [News and Observer (Raleigh), 7-7-05]

http://www.msnbc.com/comics/nw.asp

Submitted on 09/15/2005

Submitted by: Daniel Himmelstein
Reference: News of the Weird 9/11/05

Copyright © 2005 DarwinAwards.com

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Kelly said:
Neutral: Other
news of the wierd didn't provide a link to the full story, just the paper that it was aquired from. As we don't have a least competent criminal section, and we can't just take stuff from Chuck, could you please provide a link to the original story and a few more details.

Jack said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Without a verifiable link and no further information, I'm going to reluctantly give this a thumbs down.

James said:
Maybe Toss: Other
It does have potential comic value, but as Kelly and Jack said it does need a verifiable link. And missing the window is more a case of bad luck, not stupidity. Had the plastic bottle made it through the window, it would have been a different (and possibly more tragic) story entirely...

Greg said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Found the full article which ran in The News & Observer. Mr Wilkins has been plaguing law enforcement for nearly 15 years judging by the archives! Definite HM for me! "All three victims described it as a 2- to 3-foot orange fireball," King said. "According to the victims' statements, he fled the scene on foot, on fire."

Charles said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Based on Greg's research, I will side with him on this one.

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