BIG BUST ... Ohio Woman Charged in Theft of $2.87 From Fountain

Betallsports · Oct 17, 2013

A western Ohio woman charged with petty theft for allegedly stealing $2.87 from a courthouse fountain says she is jobless and took the change to buy food.

WBNS-TV in Columbus ( http://bit.ly/H5izgu ) reports the woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday. A police report alleges she stole the change Oct. 7 from the Logan County Courthouse fountain in Bellefontaine (behl-FOWN'-tihn), and an officer asked her what she was doing and found change in her pocket.

The woman says she worries she'll end up in jail for taking money that she says didn't belong to anyone. She says she has no job, is on the verge of losing her apartment and was trying to feed herself and her four cats.

The city's safety director says officials hope to resolve the case before the November trial.

Mr_Mark · Oct 17, 2013

Betallsports said:
The city's safety director says officials hope to resolve the case before the November trial.

good grief I hope so too. It Should not take that long. Sounds like an open and shut case to me

Murphy8276 · Oct 17, 2013

someone made a wish on those pennies.. :smoking:

-murph

Recon792 · Oct 17, 2013

they need to leave this lady alone and give her some cat food.

DrunkenHorseplayer · Oct 17, 2013

Earth to moron: if you're living paycheck-to-paycheck, get rid of your pets.

blueedwardsII · Oct 17, 2013

stay out of public fountains. eat the cats. next...

Doug · Oct 17, 2013

I'm sure the monies in the fountain get removed every so often and are donated to some charity.

In this case if I'm the cop , I'd tell her to toss it back in....and give a stern warning to the effect of don't make me come back for this....and here are the numbers of some social services workers that can help you.

That way no trial stuff and I think she would not risk doing it again.