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A Fort Myers teen is in trouble after he was turned in by his mother for going through unlocked cars and stealing items.
Chris Salters, 15, is facing four car burglary charges for break-ins that happened in Gateway.
Salters was in a group of teens going through cars and taking whatever they could. In Salters case, he ended up with a cell phone that didn't go unnoticed by his mother.
Salters' mom decided her son needed to face the consequences of his actions.
"People don't work hard for nothing," said Lakesha Robinson.
She said she took her son to school and noticed the phone, one she wasn't familiar with. She took it and started investigating.
"There's no reason for him to have this phone," she said.
She eventually managed to reach the owner and met him in Lehigh Acres.
"He was showing me the different charges and stuff from his account," she said.
The victim's wallet had been taken and his credit card used at McDonald's, Wawa, and Walmart.
"Since my son had the phone, it's obvious that he know something about it," Robinson said.
She pressed her son for answers but at first he denied it.
She said she found a McDonald's bag and receipts before calling the owner of the phone to see if the amounts matched.
"When he told me, I just broke down," she said.
Deputies came to her home and showed her surveillance video from one of the stores. She identified her son as well as Marcus Stanley and Alvero Jackson.
"I want him to learn that he got to be responsible for his actions," she said.
Salters went to jail, trying to teach her son a lesson.
"I knew she was mad. I could tell how she was talking," Salters said.
He said he felt bad. "I don't like to see my mama cry."
Robinson said she'd like to ask a judge to place her son on house arrest so he can't leave again.
Chris Salters, 15, is facing four car burglary charges for break-ins that happened in Gateway.
Salters was in a group of teens going through cars and taking whatever they could. In Salters case, he ended up with a cell phone that didn't go unnoticed by his mother.
Salters' mom decided her son needed to face the consequences of his actions.
"People don't work hard for nothing," said Lakesha Robinson.
She said she took her son to school and noticed the phone, one she wasn't familiar with. She took it and started investigating.
"There's no reason for him to have this phone," she said.
She eventually managed to reach the owner and met him in Lehigh Acres.
"He was showing me the different charges and stuff from his account," she said.
The victim's wallet had been taken and his credit card used at McDonald's, Wawa, and Walmart.
"Since my son had the phone, it's obvious that he know something about it," Robinson said.
She pressed her son for answers but at first he denied it.
She said she found a McDonald's bag and receipts before calling the owner of the phone to see if the amounts matched.
"When he told me, I just broke down," she said.
Deputies came to her home and showed her surveillance video from one of the stores. She identified her son as well as Marcus Stanley and Alvero Jackson.
"I want him to learn that he got to be responsible for his actions," she said.
Salters went to jail, trying to teach her son a lesson.
"I knew she was mad. I could tell how she was talking," Salters said.
He said he felt bad. "I don't like to see my mama cry."
Robinson said she'd like to ask a judge to place her son on house arrest so he can't leave again.
