Posted on 06/24/2010 8:45:49 AM PDT by TSgt
A man faces charges after an unusual incident at a local library. 52-year-old Darrell Bess was taken into custody yesterday, naked, armed with knives and several pounds of stolen cheese.
Bess was ordered by a judge to stay away from the Main branch of the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Public Library in downtown Cincinnati because of prior thefts.
But police say Bess ignored that warning. He was found naked, bathing in the men's bathroom at the library on Wednesday. Police searched his bag and found two knives, two library CD's and 4 pounds of parmesan cheese which he allegedly stole from a local store.
Court documents shows Bess is homeless and has a history of bizarre thefts. In May, he was arrested after he allegedly tried to shoplift 10 cans of herring and 16 cans of sardines at a local store. Then on June 13th, he was accused of trying to take several bags of candy from a Graeter's location.
Bess now faces new charges of carrying a concealed weapon, public indecency, criminal trespass, theft and receiving stolen property.
The liberals in the 60's and 70's thought it was cruel to keep them in institutions, so they fought to "liberate" them, with the lovely intention that they ought to be allowed to take care of themselves. After all, it was the "cruel" institutionalization that was making them this way, right?
He's my brother
I swear, I think people do things like this just so they can get the “Free Republic Thread of the Day” award.
“Cops: ‘Put down the cheese and step away from the sink!’”
The article does say “Bess now faces new charges of carrying a concealed weapon” so apparently they took his being armed with cheese quite seriously...
But he was bathing although not in a shower.
bttt
“4 pounds of parmesan cheese”
Perhaps he was planning to make a huge batch of spaghetti.
Well, he may or may not have stolen the cheese.
But the knives were most likely used for cutting and eating his food.
And he was naked because he was using a public men’s room to wash himself off. If he was really naked. The usual thing is to take off your shirt and wash off the top half. But maybe he’d gotten to the point where he needed to wash off all over. At least he’s trying to keep clean.
So, not totally crazy. Just not quite the sort of person the librarians want hanging around their public library, evidently.
“Cut his cheese” That’s a ripe one!
Tony Dungy has really fallen on hard times!
America stands for freedom
but if you think you’re free
try walking into a deli
and urinating on the cheese
-Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government) by The Vandals
ping
Apparently he wasn't concealing anything. I know they found the stuff in the bag, but all he has to say is the "Not my cheese, dat bag wuz here when I got here. I wuz framed!'
Actually the fish and the cheese are very unhealthy if the poor guy is on MAO inhibitors. He'll bust a brain vein.
Whoa! Thank goodness it was only four pounds of cheese.
Any follow-up on the status of the Parmesan? Did they find the veal?
These crazy people are a threat to society and children and should be locked up for public safety.
but in California, they get elected.
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