A cross-dressing porch pirate is behind bars after getting caught stealing packages from Alabama houses.
Todd Anthony Bond, 46, was arrested early Friday morning after safety footage led Cell County Sheriff's deputies straight to him — however at first it appeared they may be looking out for a lady.
“A few issues that type of caught out to us that helped resolve this crime was the car,” Sergeant Lonnie Parsons of Cell County Sheriff's Workplace told WKRG.
“Clearly the extra necessary factor was this particular person's explicit look,” he added. “In fact, with Halloween developing, we have been attempting to know whether or not this particular person was dressed for Halloween or if that is the way in which they usually costume.”
Bond, a Mississippi resident, was caught on digicam rolling up a house's driveway in a black Ford Escape in broad daylight, calmly strolling up the house's entrance path.
Then — after taking a second to puff on a vape — Bond allegedly shoveled an armload of packages into his SUV and drove off.
The suspect within the footage was sporting a shirt, skirt, and a purple bejeweled headband over lengthy blonde locks, and it wasn't till the Ford Escape within the footage was pulled over days later that it turned clear Bond was really a person.
Throughout that visitors cease at round 1 a.m. Friday, Bond was nonetheless dressed as a lady.It stays unclear whether or not Bond was sporting a disguise, is transgender, or simply enjoys cross dressing.
Police have referred to Bond as “He” and “Him” because the arrest.
Reserving images from the Metro Jail confirmed Bond nonetheless dressed as a lady, with lengthy bleached hair brushed again from his face, lipstick, eyeliner, and blush to brighten his scowl.
The stolen packages have been present in Bond's automotive, together with packages that have been reported stolen at different houses.
“We consider that the suspect had initially left the state, and we obtained info that they have been presumably coming again into the state whereas we have been sitting there mendacity in wait,” Parsons stated.
“Once we walked up and we positioned them in custody, we seemed contained in the car,” he added. “Lo and behold, we discovered the unique packages that have been stolen from Cell.”
Bond had simply been launched from jail about six months previous to his most up-to-date arrest.
He stays in jail forward of a bail listening to Monday.
