FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities arrested a man who claimed he was justified in stealing candy at a truck stop because he had served in the military. Police said an officer confronted a 31-year-old man at the truck stop early Monday morning. The officer reported finding several packages of candy and nuts, two black T-shirts and a 20 oz. bottle of beer in his pockets.He said he had paid for all the items, but a clerk denied ringing up any purchases for him.
A report stated that while in the patrol vehicle, the man screamed out the window that he had served in the military over in Iraq and could steal all the M&M’S he wanted.
His veteran status could not be immediately verified.
The man was charged with retail theft and was being held on $5,000 bail.
The benefits just keep getting sweeter and sweeter…. No pun, of course!
(ugh, I keep telling you all to quit reading this awful blog…)
I know it’s an old post, but obvious someone still reads these things other than me. Someone just posted an awsome account at the end of this http://op-for.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/651 if it’s true.
oops, it’s here http://op-for.com/2006/12/for_god_and_country.html at end of page