Florida Woman Leaves a Cigarette Burning in a Tissue Box in back seat of BMW After Owner Won't Take Her to Miami

A woman in Palm Beach County, Florida tries to bum a ride with a random person filling up at a gas station. When he declines, she hops in his BMW anyway when he goes to pay for his gas. The BMW owner calls the police and they discover she left a cigarette burning in a tissue box in the back seat after departing from his car.

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Some people don't accept "no" easily, as a Florida woman in Palm Beach County still gets inside a stranger's BMW anyway, which she now likely regrets from behind bars.

The owner didn't want to drive her at least 70 miles south to Miami.

Guess what happened to the Florida woman?

Hint: She didn't make it to Miami.

More details about this story are below.

Florida Woman Almost Causes a Fire Inside BMW at Gas Station

CBS12 News reported that 27-year-old Antonina Pevzer (pictured below) tried to "hitch a ride to Miami" by jumping into his BMW at a Chevron gas station in Palm Beach, but was turned down by the owner.

She didn't like it, and she "cursed at him and flicked him off" as she exited his vehicle.

Antonina Pevzer

When the BMW owner went inside the Chevron to pay, she reportedly hopped back into the backseat of the BMW and lit a cigarette.

(Someone should probably tell her that gasoline is combustible.)

The owner saw her light up the cigarette in his vehicle from inside the gas station. He called the police.

Deputies from Palm Beach Sheriff's Office (PBSO) arrived on the scene, and Pevzer tried to flee when she saw a patrol car arrive. They told her to get on the ground, and they apprehended Pevzer.

At that point, authorities searched the man's BMW for evidence.

That's when they found her cigarette "actively igniting" a box of tissues inside the car. They quickly removed it.

It could have started a fire in the vehicle and been much worse.

Antonina Pevzer was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on Thursday morning. She was charged with unlawful disposal of a lighted object and burglary.

She was still "in custody" at the jail as of Tuesday, 26 December 2023 with a bond of $2,000.

Thoughts

Now it is time for the reader to share their thoughts on this story.

• Have you ever been approached at a gas station by a stranger asking for something?
• What would you say if you were asked to give someone a ride at the gas station?

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Sources

Chevron gas station locations: Find a Gas Station

Myers, Troy. "Woman asked for ride south from driver, was denied, then left lit cigarette in tissue box inside his car." CBS12 News. 26 December 2023.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Meth Situation at West Virginia Gas Station: Two Adults Found Passed Out at Gas Pump with Car Engine Running

 

Two 20-year-olds in Webster County were found passed out at a gas pump with the vehicle still running. They happened to have crystal methamphetamine on them while at a GoMart gas station in Cowen. They now face sobering jail time.

Pumping gas into a vehicle

For those familiar with the popular TV show, Breaking Bad, methamphetamine can ruin lives in the real world.

Case in point, two adults hopefully learned their lesson after they were found passed out with the vehicle still running at the gas pump with meth inside the vehicle.

Two West Virginia Adults Found Passed Out at the Pump w/ Meth

WBOY 12 News reported West Virginia State Police found Michael Stover, 27, and Makayla Thompson, 25, passed out at a gas pump with the vehicle running at the GoMart in Cowen on 16 October 2023.

West Virginia Troopers found a yellow and green vial, and a clear container in the vehicle with a "white, crystal-like substance" suspected to be meth, three bags of suspected marijuana, a blunt, and 100 clear bags.

Stover and Thompson were locked up in the Central Regional Jail and charged with "possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance."

Michael Stover is from Summersville and Makayla Thompson is from Dixie.

California Man Caught Driving Meth to West Virginia

In September, WAVY 13 News reported that Ildiberto Gonzalez Jr., 29, of San Bernadino, California was caught delivering 196 pounds of meth to Bluefield, West Virginia.

Gonzales was caught as he was driving back to California. He called his West Virginia contact while he was pulled over in a drug trafficking operation called "Operation Smoke and Mirrors."

*Operation Smoke and Mirrors was a joint operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), the West Virginia State Police, the West Virginia National Guard Counter Drug program, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the Charleston Police Department, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office.

Charleston Woman Caught in Operation Smoke and Mirrors

WOWK 13 News reported that in July 2023, Nicole Leigh Fierbaugh, 44, entered a guilty plea to the charge of "conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine" confirming her role after being busted buying and selling meth in Operation Smoke and Mirrors.

She was one of 30 defendants who were charged during the eight-month-long operation to curb the drug trafficking.

Question to the reader: Is meth a problem in your local area? (Share your thoughts in the comments)

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Sources

Allan, C. "2 people charged after passing out at gas pump in Webster County." WBOY 12 News. 18 October 2023.

Taylor, Isaac. "California man pleads guilty to delivering 200 pounds of meth in semi-truck to West Virginia." WAVY 13 News. 12 September 2023.

Patterson, Jessica. "Woman pleads guilty to ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ meth charge." WOWK 13 News. 13 July 2023.