If You Do, Don’t, And If You Further Do, You Really Shouldn’t

Moral of the story — don’t play high-stakes games of dice. Or perhaps if you do play high-stakes games of dice, don’t bet your vehicle. Or maybe, if you do bet your vehicle in a high-stakes game of dice, and you then lose, certainly don’t renege on the bet:

A high-stakes dice game took a near-deadly turn when a drug felon from Stapleton allegedly shot and wounded a loser who bet his car and refused to give it up.

Jerome Mitchell, 19, of Hill Street has been indicted for allegedly attacking the unidentified male shortly before midnight on July 23 at Castleton Avenue and West Street in West Brighton.

A law enforcement source said the victim bet his car in a dice game with Mitchell. The man lost, but when he wouldn’t sign over the vehicle’s title, Mitchell shot him.

The defendant was charged with one count of first-degree assault and three counts of criminal weapon possession.