FORT WORTH, Texas – A man who would have been on probation for his drug conviction will now have to spend six months in jail — all because he fled before hearing a jury’s sentencing verdict.

To make matters worse, James Carroll Franklin was captured after a high-speed chase through three counties, for which he faces more charges that could bring additional jail time.

Franklin, 47, of Azle, apparently panicked Wednesday after hearing prosecutors in the Wise County courtroom urge jurors to sentence him to life in prison, said his attorney, Jim Shaw.

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I know the economy is bad right now, and gas prices are the death of us all but this Murfreesboro Tennessee man ended up trading his truck for $20 worth of Cocaine.  I think he took the Chevy moto a little to seriously…. Like A Rock.

The guys over at Dumb as a Blog had this to say

“Drugs make people dumb. But Charles Kevin Kelly of Tennessee, who allegedly traded his truck for twenty dollars worth of crack, would seem to be a special brand of stupid. Even crackheads who steal their parents’ televisions have the good sense to pawn them for the cash first. And I know that the economy is bad, and car dealers are desperate, but go ahead and guess which part of this headline is made up?” — Read More From Dumb as a Blog

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