The dealership’s employees asked the man to leave, but he refused to depart until someone agreed to sell him a Porsche
February 24, 2024 at 11:00
While some of our youngest readers might have never learned what a bank check looks like, at least one Zoomer is aware of them. A 21-year-old man was arrested in Kentucky this week after his alleged attempt to pay for a Porsche with a $78 million check ended poorly.
According to arrest documents, Connor James Litka, from Bloomington, Indiana, visited Blue Grass Motorsport, a Porsche dealership near Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, February 21. He was seeking to purchase a new car and arrived with the aforementioned multi-million dollar check.
However, the Porsche dealer’s employees were suspicious of the promissory note and wisely refused to sell Litka a car. That’s when things started going sideways, according to Wave3. Employees report that the young man then started walking around the dealership to a back entrance, and started looking for car keys.
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The dealership didn’t take too kindly to Litka’s alleged attempts at circumventing them, and asked him to leave. However, he refused, and reportedly said he wouldn’t go until someone sold him a new Porsche.
Employees started to get concerned that the man might do something reckless, and called the police. When officers arrived, they arrested Litka, and he now faces one count of criminal trespass and one count of disorderly conduct.
But that wasn’t the end of the story. During their investigation, police say they learned this wasn’t Litka’s first attempt at buying a luxury vehicle with a comically over-the-top check. The previous day, he had visited a Land Rover dealership, allegedly brandishing a $12 million check.
What’s really mystifying about this whole story is what Litka was hoping would happen if the dealership believed him. Was he envision that they would be able to cash the check and give him change? Did he just want to show his appreciation for the dealership by offering them the world’s biggest tip? Was he ultimately hoping to buy the whole building?