Man claims vet status should let him steal

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Man claims vet status should let him steal
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 26, 2009 8:14:09 EST

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Authorities say they arrested a man who claimed he was justified in stealing candy from a Fort Pierce truck stop because he had served in the military.

Police say an officer confronted 31-year-old Eric T. Ambrose 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 Ambrose’s pockets. He said he had paid for all the items, but a clerk denied ringing up any purchases for Ambrose.

A report states that while in the patrol vehicle, Ambrose 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.

Ambrose was charged with retail theft. He was being held on $5,000 bail.


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