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.
I agree - these foods are high density, they pack a lot of protein and fats for small, transportable size. The knives were for the food and for self-defense, and he was simply washing up.
But rather than relocate him to a shelter, he's arrested and made out to be insane.
Has the French government commented on this yet? It might be a human rights violation to deny this man his cheese. I see a possible petition to the Hague.
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He’s got competition:
B.C. Woman Hits Moose on Way to Visit Sister Who Hit Moose
National Post ^ | June 22, 2010
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2540939/posts?
Parmesan, no
Was it a block or a shaker?
Somehow I think the moose sisters from an earlier posted article are involved in this cheese caper.
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