Man Tries To Sell Stolen Car Back To It's Owner - On Purpose!

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Clay County investigators recently arrested an auto theft suspect who they said made their job easy by trying to sell the stolen vehicle back to its owner.

Jim Black said he left church on Mother's Day to find his 1979 El Camino had been stolen during services. He had just about given up on recovering the vehicle, and had even bought another car, when he received a call from Michael DeMoss.

The sheriff's office said DeMoss called the car's owner more than a month after the theft and offered to sell the stolen vehicle back to him for $500.

"At about a quarter to five in the morning, a guy called and said, 'You got a black El Camino?' I said I had one. He said, 'I have one and found your phone number and name in it and want to know what you know about it,'" Black said.

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A few hours later, DeMoss called Black back asking if he wanted his car back.

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