Interstate 5 in Eugene was apparently the place to be around 7:30pm Tuesday. Oregon State Police said a 38-year-old man threw fistfuls of $100 bills from his car window, causing other drivers to stop their vehicles to collect the cash. Colin Davis McCarthy reportedly told police—who were concerned about the potential hazard he was causing and asked the public not to go to the scene to look for money—that he was in a good financial place and wanted to use the money to “bless others.” Law enforcement was also reportedly concerned about littering, though perhaps needlessly: They looked for bills in the hope of “prevent[ing] further hazards,” but say the bills appeared to have all been collected, reports Oregon Live.
KEZI reports McCarthy said he dispersed $200,000 in total, and MySuncoast reports his family would like it back. Oregon State Police Lt. Jim Andrews said the cash came from a bank account McCarthy shared with relatives, and that because his name is on the account and he accessed the funds legally, the family has no recourse in terms of seeing it returned. Still, they’ve asked that anyone who collected bills turn them over to police because the cash is “very much needed.” McCarthy won’t face any charges over the incident.
Being familiar lay they probably arrested him for littering and gave him a life sentence!
That should say familiar with Oregon Law…some of my text went into cyberspace!
Uhhh … if he needs to get rid of any more cash he can send it to me – via iOTW.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
Keep following him, he may reprise his role…
For A Few Dollars More
If he had tossed singles instead of hundreds THEN they could have got him for littering.
—that he was in a good financial place…
Not for long doing that dumb shit.
To bless others is praiseworthy.
His taking the money was theft and his delivery was dangerous.
His actions were shameful, he should never be trusted again.
Hopefully the siblings will sue the crap out of him – whatever crap he has left anyway.
Dealing with inheritance sucks ass (in the middle of it right now…) There is no way to equally split all of it unless you sell it all, and nobody can agree on anything.
But even so, they’re your brothers and sisters (for the most part.) Treat their share, whatever it is, with the respect you had for your parents. If you had no respect for your parents, you don’t deserve a dime.
Your Oregon Gov is required to disclose the following in advance.
I-5 is as heavily monitored with cameras as any major metro city. To all the motorists that picked up cash. We saw you and it is on tape. Be advised:
YOU MUST CLAIM ALL FOUND MONEY OVER $99 IN VALUE ON YOUR QUARTERLY-REPORTS AND INCOME STREAMS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FEES AND COLLECTION ACTIONS. WILLFULL NON-COMPLIANCE WILL INCUR MAJOR FINANCIAL PENALTIES. IGNORANCE OF THIS POSTED LAW IS NOT AN EXCUSE. WE HAVE TOLD YOU IN ADVANCE. WE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU SHORTLY SHOULD YOU NOT COMPLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOUR FRIENDLY TAX AND HIGHWAY SAFETY DEPARTMENT
DATED: TODAY AT OO O’Clock