Sentenced: Florida Father Takes 8YO Son On Crime Spree To "Toughen Him Up"

[Sugar Cookie]

Ernest McKnight III, 36, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and charged with a bevy of crimes, including burglary, automobile theft, and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

McKnight allegedly took his 8-year-old son along with him while he carried out the crimes.

'I was trying to toughen him up… I don't want him to be soft,' McKnight allegedly told detectives.

Florida man accused of bringing son, 8, on a multi-day crime spree

Ernest McKnight III, 36, was arrested Thursday after he allegedly stole a surveyor's idling car in Lake Wales, Florida, and five days later was spotted rummaging through another car.

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[BuffettGirl]

I fondly look back on all (0) of the times Dad took me out on his criminal adventures...

 

[Metalfan]

My dad took me to all the local strip clubs.Why is it so hard maintain relationships?

 

[Sejanus]

His first crime was his hair.

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Fucking idiot.. hopefully being arrested made him weary of doing stupid shit his dad does..

 

[Mazikeen69]

Ohwow i was doin it All wrong. Now i kno.

 

[Spider]

I remember when I was a kid my dad let me go to work with him when I was a kid. But all my dad owned was a fucking shoe store.

 

[Busy Bee]

I wonder where the mother was at, did she know about the crime spree?

 

[Inferus]

Better harden that rectum, Buckwheat.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

McKnight was known to law enforcement in Polk County prior to this latest incident. Court and inmate records list arrests dating back to at least 2004. In May 2004, he was accused of shoplifting and released on bond. Later that year, McKnight was arrested for petit theft and possession of marijuana with intent to sell.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office explained that McKnight’s record includes charges for “Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon, Domestic Violence, Loitering/Prowling, Narcotics, Resisting, Theft, and DWLSR.”

McKnight served time in prison in 2009. Inmate records from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office show he was booked on June 25, 2009, for violating his probation.

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[Satanica]

Hey, he was just grooming him to take over the family business.

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

I hope his son remains “soft” AKA kind and good hearted.

 

[TammyHenson]

So that is what I've been doing wrong w/my 3 boys. Go figure.

 

[Totemic]

Gee, I was only hit with an oak paddle a few times. I guess my father was doing it wrong.

 

[cubby]

At east he didn't leave him home alone, tho maybe the kid would have been safer there,

 

[imthatbitch]

Polk county has some of the most upstanding citizens.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Current Facility:	LARGO R.P.
Current Custody:	COMMUNITY
Current Release Date:	06/26/2024

Current Prison Sentence History:​

Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
08/13/2019	FRAUD-RENTAL PROPERTY $300	03/23/2022	POLK	2006239	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	BURGUNOCCSTRUC/CV OR ATT.	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	GRAND THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	BURGUNOCCSTRUC/CV OR ATT.	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	MISDEMEANOR	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	1Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	BURGUNOCCSTRUC/CV OR ATT.	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	MISDEMEANOR	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	1Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	FLEE LEO/NO REGARD	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	MISDEMEANOR	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	1Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	CHILD NEGLECT	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D
11/12/2020	BURGUNOCCSTRUC/CV OR ATT.	03/23/2022	POLK	2008768	4Y 0M 0D

 

[BuffettGirl]

Just gonna put this out there: If Grady Judd is your sheriff, might I suggest NOT doing things that will get you in jail? I mean I'm all the way over here in Oregon and I know that I wouldn't mess with the man!