Woman arrested after telling police that Jesus would pay for her seafood buffet

A woman was arrested on Sunday night after refusing to pay her dinner tab at a restaurant in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, because, as she explained to police, “Jesus” was going to cover the cost of her seafood buffet.

Police were called to Bennetts Calabash just after 9 pm when, according to the incident report, 51-year-old April Lee Yates was asked to leave by management, but refused to do so.



The report states that Yates was in the restaurant for nearly four hours before she started to cause a disturbance with other patrons. Management asked Yates to pay her dinner tab and leave, but she refused to pay the $26 bill.

When the officer asked Yates if she had any money to pay, Yates said she did not. The officer then asked Yates what she planned to do with the bill came, and Yates explained that “Jesus” was going to pay her tab. Yates was arrested for defrauding a restaurant and booked into the Myrtle Beach jail.