According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office criminal complaint, 25-year-old Tera G. Harris was booked at the Johnson County Jail on Sunday evening on theft and trespass charges. Police said Harris was offered – and accepted – an evening meal. Police said after finishing her meal, Harris could be seen on video bending her spork against her tray until the utensil broke.
Harris allegedly told jail staff it broke while she was trying to cut her roast beef. Harris now faces one count of fifth-degree mischief, a simple misdemeanor. Though additional jail time is unlikely, the minimum fine for a simple misdemeanor is $65. Police said the value of a bag of three dozen sporks is $15.99.
Coralville police arrested Harris at Scheels at 5pm Sunday. Police said Scheels staff observed Harris conceal $564.91 worth of merchandise in her shopping cart. Harris attempted to leave the store without paying for the items. Police said Harris admitted to taking the items because she didn’t have enough money to pay for them.
3 comments:
Been a hard 25 years, I see.
So she was arrested for theft, then a minor charge was added for breaking the jail's abomination of a utensil, which appears to be disposable. Slow news day in Iowa.
sporked out of turn
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