It always sucks when your car is towed. Parking a few feet into a restricted zone. Unpaid tickets. DUI. Whatever the reason. Seeing your car stuck on the other side of a chain link fence is a frustrating feeling. Just ask Auburn's senior guard Frank Tolbert. Last week he had his '95 Chevy Tahoe towed and just , uh, snapped.Sometime between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 3:15 a.m. Friday, he jumped a fence at United Auto Collision on Opelika Road and drove his car through the gate, Holder said, adding that a metal fence and posts valued at $1,500 were damaged."Drove his car through the gate." His SUV had been towed because it was improperly parked at an apartment building. He really didn't want to pay to get it back. It was reasonably easy to guess who took the SUV, though. Even easier, to find Tolbert who was pulled over the next day driving it. He was charged with 3d degree criminal mischief (a class B Misdemeanor -- punishable by up to 6 months and/or $1000 fine). Considering the damage exceeded $500, it's not clear why he wasn't charged with 2d degree criminal mischief.
Tolbert was considered one of the team's leaders and was the 3d leading scorer last year. So far Auburn and Auburn head coach Jeff Lebo aren't commenting. Not even a "we will let the judicial process take its course," statement.
