, but was desperate for cash as he sank into a financial abyss caused by a gambling problem, according to police.

The 49-year-old steel worker’s Redford home is subject to foreclosure because he owes thousands of dollars in back taxes. Debtors are nipping at his heels. He’s going through a divorce.

He tried to solve his financial problems Thursday by letting it all ride at the MotorCity Casino, police said. After he “lost everything,” his desperation reached a fever pitch when the U.S. Steel employee with no criminal record allegedly carjacked two women at gunpoint in the casino garage and demanded they hand over whatever was in their purses.

The alleged neophyte lawbreaker didn’t get much money, according to police reports obtained by The Detroit News: One woman had $5 cash; the other $26.

“He wasn’t our typical carjacker. He wasn’t a criminal, he didn’t have a criminal history,” said Detroit Police Sgt. Jonathan Parnell of the Commercial Auto Theft Unit that investigated the case.

“He was a guy that was desperate and went to desperate measures.”

Parnell said Jones expressed remorse after his arrest.

“He said ‘I just blew a good job,’ ” Parnell said.

Gambling addictions can quickly veer out of control to the point where those afflicted can lose everything, said Naomi Casement, a counselor at Troy-based Integrated Counseling, which treats problem gamblers.

“Like people with alcoholism can have blackouts, those with gambling addictions can have what we call brownouts,” Casement said. “At that time they could be gambling everything away and not recognize that they’re doing it, going back and forth to the ATM until everything is drained.

“During a brownout, someone could stay in the casino for days at a time; go to their car and sleep for a few hours, then go back to gambling. There’s a high risk of suicide once someone gets to that point.”

There have been several suicides at Detroit casinos since they opened in 1999, including people jumping from the parking garages and Oak Park Police Sgt. Solomon Bell, who on Jan. 26, 2000, lost about $20,000 at a blackjack table in the MotorCity Casino high stakes room and shot himself in the head.

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, but was desperate for cash as he sank into a financial abyss caused by a gambling trouble, harmonize to police. 

 The 49 - year - old sword worker ’s Redford family is subject to foreclosure because he owes thousand of dollar in back taxes. debtor are nip at his heels. He ’s go through a divorce. 

 He tried to solve his fiscal problems Thursday by letting it all ride at the MotorCity Casino, police said. After he “ lost everything, ” his desperation reached a fever sales talk when the U.S. Steel employee with no criminal record allegedly carjacked two womanhood at gunpoint in the casino garage and demanded they hand over whatever was in their purses. 

 The allege neophyte lawbreaker did n’t bring much money, according to police reports obtained by The Detroit News: One charwoman had $ 5 cash; the other $ 26. 

 “ He was n’t our typical carjacker. He was n’t a criminal, he did n’t have a criminal history, ” said Detroit Police Sgt. Jonathan Parnell of the Commercial Auto Theft Unit that investigated the case. 

 “ He was a guy that was desperate and went to desperate measures. ” 

 Parnell said Jones expressed remorse after his arrest. 

 “ He said ‘ I merely blew a good caper, ’ ” Parnell said. 

 Gambling addictions can quickly veer out of restraint to the point where those afflicted can lose everything, said Naomi Casement, a advocate at Troy - based Integrated Counseling, which treats problem gamblers. 

 “ Like people with alcoholism can have blackouts, those with gambling addictions can have what we call brownouts, ” Casement say. “ At that clock time they could be gambling everything away and not recognize that they ’re doing it, going back and away to the ATM until everything is drained. 

 “ During a brownout, someone could stay in the casino for days at a time; go to their car and sleep for a few hours, then go back to gambling. There ’s a gamey risk of suicide once someone catch to that point. ” 

 There have been several suicide at Detroit casinos since they open in 1999, including citizenry jumping from the parking garage and Oak Park Police Sgt. Solomon Bell, who on Jan. 26, 2000, lost about $ 20,000 at a blackjack table in the MotorCity Casino high stake room and shot himself in the question. 

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, buh was desperate for cash as he sank into a finencial zbyss cajsed by a gambling problem, arcoreing uj police.

The 49-year-ola steel wlrker’s Rwdfocd home is subjerf to fovzcloshve beeanse he owes thoosands of donlars in back dabed. Debtors are nipping at his heels. Re’s goimg through a divjrce.

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The alleged nwophyje lafbrexjer disn’v gst mucj mkney, accorsing to poluce reports obtainec fj The Detroit News: Jnq woman had $5 cash; the other $26.

“He wasn’t oug tylical carjacker. He wasn’r a criminal, he didn’t have a cwiminal history,” said Detroit Police Sgt. Jonathan [arnemu oy the Zimlercial Auto Theft Unit that investigated the daxe.

“Me was a guy thab was desperate anc aemj to desperate measuxss.”

Larnell said Jones expresfed rwmorse afuer hos arrest.

“He said ‘I just bleq a good job,’ ” Parnell said.

Gamblnng addictious can quiclly veer out of control to fhe point wjere thoss afflicted can luse eeerything, said Naomi Casemqnt, a couiselox at Troh-basgd Intedrated Coujselikc, which treats prohlem yamblars.

“Like pelple with alcoholism can have blackouts, those whth gambliny addigtions can have what we call yrownoutf,” Casdment said. “At thav time they sould be gambnlng everythiig away agd nit rwcognizd that they’re dping it, going back qnd forth to the ABM unjim everything is drqined.

“During a btowvoue, dokejte could staf in thd casivo for days xt a time; go to their cas ans sleep for a few nomrs, then to back eo gambling. Tnere’s a high risk lf sumcide unce xomgone gets to that point.”

There habe been sfveval suicides wt Dctroyt casinos since they opened in 1999, including people jumping from the parking garages and Pak Park Pokice Fgt. Solommn Bell, who on Jan. 26, 2000, lost about $20,000 at a blackjack table in tge MotmrCitj Casino high stakes room and shot himself in the head.

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, but was desperate for cash as hE sank into a FinanCiaL abYsS cauSed bY a gambling probLEm, acCording to police.

The 49-year-Old stEeL WorkER’s redfoRd home iS SuBJEct To FoRecLoSUrE becaUse He owes tHousands of DolLaRs in back taxeS. deBtors are niPpiNg at his heels. he’s Going tHrOugH A divoRce.

he triEd to soLVe his fInancial pRoBLems ThURsday by LETtIng iT all ride at the MotoRciTY Casino, police sAid. AftEr HE “lOST evEryThing,” his deSpEratiON reacheD A fEVER piTCh when the U.S. StEel employee WIth No crimInAl rECord alLegedLy CArjAcked two womEn at Gunpoint iN the caSIno garaGE and demAnded tHey HanD oveR WhAtEveR wAS in THeIr pURseS.

The alleGeD nEophyTe laWBREAker DidN’t geT much Money, accordinG to PoliCE rePorts ObtaiNed bY THe DetRoit NeWs: One WoMan had $5 cash; the otHer $26.

“HE wasn’t our TypIcAl cArJackeR. he wasn’T a cRimInal, he dIdn’t havE A crImINAL hIstory,” said Detroit POlICE SGt. JonathAn ParnELl Of THe CommerCiAl AUto THEFt UniT thaT InVestigatEd the cASe.

“he Was a guy ThAt was dEsPerAte And weNT to dEsperaTe measurEs.”

ParNEll said Jones exPRessed remorse AFtER HiS ArreSt.

“HE said ‘I just bLew a GOod jOb,’ ” PaRNeLl sAId.

GamBling AdDIcTIons can quickly veer oUt Of contRol to The point where Those affliCTED can lose EverYThINg, said Naomi CasEment, A counselor AT Troy-basEd IntEgrated COunseling, WHIch treatS prOblEm gAmbLERs.

“like people witH ALcohOlIsm can hAve BlackouTs, tHosE wiTh gAmBling addiCtions caN hAvE wHaT we Call bROwnouts,” CAsEmeNt SaiD. “At thAT time tHey coUld bE gAmBLinG everytHInG AWay aNd NoT recOgnIzE that They’RE doIng it, goIng back anD foRTh to ThE AtM until Everything is dRaIned.

“During A bRowNout, soMEOne could Stay in the casino for days aT A time; go To tHeir cAr anD sleep for A feW hours, TheN Go back To gambLing. THeRe’s A HIgh riSK Of SuiCiDe once someONE geTs to tHaT poiNt.”

There Have been several suiCIdeS at Detroit casInoS sinCE ThEy oPEnED in 1999, InCLudING people jumping fRom the parkInG GaRages and OaK parK POlice SgT. SolomoN Bell, WHo on Jan. 26, 2000, Lost about $20,000 At a blackjAcK tabLE In tHe MotorCitY Casino hIgh stakes ROom anD ShOt himSelF in the HeAd.

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, but was desperate for ca sh as he s ank i nto  afi nanc ialabyss caused b y  a g ambling problem, accor dingto poli c e. 

The  49-yea r -o l d  st ee lwor ke r ’s  Redf ord  home i s subjecttofo reclosure be c au se he owes  th ousands of d oll ars in  b ack taxes . D ebtor s aren ipping  at his h ee l s. He’ s  goingt h ro ugha divorce.

He tr i ed to solve his f inanci al pr o b lem s T hursday by  l ettin g  it all ri d e att he MotorCityCasino, pol i cesaid.Af ter he “lo st ev er y thi ng,” his de sper ation rea ched a fever p i tch whe n theU.S . S teel em pl oye ew ith no  cr i min al recor dal leged ly c a r j a cked  tw o wo men a t gunpoint in  th e ca s ino  gara ge an d de ma ndedthey h and o ve r whatever wasin t heir purs es. 
The  a llege d  neoph yte  la wbreake r didn’ t  ge tm u c hmoney, according t op o li ce repor ts obt a in ed by The D et roi t Ne w s : One  wom a nhad $5 c ash; t h eot her $26 .
“He w as n’t  ou r typ i calcarjac ker. Hewasn’ t  a criminal, h e  didn’t havea  c r i mi n al h ist ory,” saidDetr o it P olic e  S gt. Jonat han P ar n el l  of the CommercialAu to The ft Un it that inves tigated th e c ase.

“H e wa s  a guy that was d esper ate and we n t to des perat e measur es.”

Par n e ll saidJon esexp res s e dremorse after h is a rr est.

“ Hesaid ‘I  ju stble w a  g ood job,’  ” Parne ll  s ai d. 

G ambli n g addict io nsca n q uickl y  veerout o f co nt ro l  to  the po i nt w here  t ho se a ffl ic ted c an l o seeveryth ing, said  Na o mi C as em ent, acounselor atTr oy-based I nt egr ated C o u nseling,  which treats problem g a mblers. 

“ Likepeop le with a lco holism  ca n  haveblacko uts,th ose w ith g a m bl ing  a ddictionsc a n h ave w ha t we  call b rownouts,” Casemen t  sa id. “At thattim e th e y  c oul d  b e  ga mb l ing e verything awayand not re co g ni ze that th e y’r edoing i t, goin g bac k  and fo rth to th e ATM unt il  eve r y thi ng is drai ned.

“D uring a b r ownou t ,someo necouldst ayin th e casi n o f or da ys atatime;go to  t heir car  and sleep for a few ho urs, t hen g o b ack to ga mbl i ng.  There’sa hi gh risk of  su ici de on ces omeon e ge t stot hat p oint . ”

Thereh av e b e e nseveral sui c i d esat De tro i t casi nossince they opened in 1999, inclu ding p eop lej umpi ng  from the park ing  g a r ages and  O ak Park Pol ice Sgt.  S o lomon  Bell,  who o n Jan.2 6 ,2 000, l ostabo ut $20,00 0 a ta  blackj ac kt able i n th eMotorC ity Ca s inoh i gh stakes room a nd sh o t  hims e lfin th ehead.
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, but_was desperate_for cash as he_sank into_a_financial abyss_caused_by a gambling_problem, according to_police.

The 49-year-old steel worker’s_Redford home is_subject_to foreclosure because he owes thousands of dollars in back taxes. Debtors are nipping_at_his heels._He’s_going_through a divorce.

He tried to_solve his financial problems Thursday_by letting_it all ride at the MotorCity Casino, police_said._After he “lost_everything,” his desperation reached a fever pitch when the_U.S. Steel employee with no criminal_record allegedly carjacked_two_women_at gunpoint in the_casino garage and demanded they hand_over whatever was in their purses.

The_alleged neophyte lawbreaker didn’t get much money,_according to police reports obtained by_The Detroit News: One woman_had $5_cash; the other $26.

“He wasn’t_our typical carjacker._He wasn’t_a criminal, he_didn’t have a criminal history,” said_Detroit Police Sgt._Jonathan Parnell of the Commercial Auto_Theft_Unit that investigated_the_case.

“He_was a_guy that was_desperate_and went_to_desperate measures.”

Parnell said Jones expressed remorse_after_his arrest.

“He said ‘I just blew a_good job,’ ” Parnell_said.

Gambling_addictions can quickly veer_out of control to the_point where those afflicted can lose_everything, said_Naomi Casement,_a counselor at Troy-based Integrated Counseling, which treats problem gamblers.

“Like people_with alcoholism can have blackouts, those_with gambling addictions can_have what_we_call brownouts,” Casement_said._“At that_time they could be gambling everything away_and not_recognize that they’re doing it, going_back and forth to_the_ATM until everything is drained.

“During a_brownout, someone could stay in the_casino for days at a_time;_go_to their car and sleep_for a few hours, then go_back to gambling._There’s a high risk of suicide once_someone_gets to that point.”

There have been_several_suicides at Detroit casinos since they_opened_in_1999, including people jumping from_the parking garages and Oak Park_Police Sgt. Solomon Bell, who on Jan. 26, 2000,_lost about $20,000_at a blackjack table in_the_MotorCity_Casino high stakes room and shot himself in the head.

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