THV.com reports
A Little Rock man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing meat from a supermarket by stuffing his pants.
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Ken Casady says 47-year-old Darrell Shells was convicted of Robbery, a class "B" felony. Authorities say Shells attempted to steal several packages of meat from Kroger on Military Road in Benton by hiding them in his pants.
As he tried leaving the store, he was confronted by store employees and a struggle ensued. During the confrontation, Shells yelled "grab the gun" to a man that appeared to be waiting for him in a vehicle. Witnesses stated that the person Shells was yelling to simply moved over to the driver's seat and drove off.
Benton police officers arrived at the scene quickly and arrested Shells. Shells was wearing sweat pants under his jeans and had socks tied around the bottom of the sweats to prevent items from falling out of his pant legs.
Police
recovered six packages of catfish fillets, five packages of bacon and a
32-ounce package of sausage from Shells pants. Authorities learned that
Shells would sell the items at a discount.
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