Kruggerand coins are collector coins from South Africa, that, according to one seller's website, sell for approximately $1,600 apiece.
Police seized the money after Yost brought the loot to a local bank in hopes of exchanging some of the wet bills for dry ones. Yost and his attorney, Aleta Peacock, filed a lawsuit against the city to get the money back, which has since been dropped.
Police at the meeting said they launched an investigation with the FBI and determined the money was not involved in any illegal activities. They also searched for the owner of the money and received many calls claiming it, but none of the calls were determined to be valid.
Though Yost will receive the money within 48 hours, he will not be able to access it immediately as he is in jail on a public intoxication charge. However, his attorney said at the meeting the opportunity to keep the money "means everything" to Yost.
"He has a whole future ahead of him," Peacock said. "He has the opportunity to make plans and have a real future."
Yost said he already knows what his first purchase will be in an interview last month.
"I've been walking for so long, first thing I want is a vehicle," he said.
Congratulations!!
2 comments:
I can almost guarantee he'll be homeless again in a short while. His first purchase is gonna be a car? In jail for public intoxication? hmm I wonder how he became homeless in the first place.
Lol, I hope he changes his life around for the better.
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