Oct 30, 2009 11:24 am US/Eastern
Fla. Man Steals Ferret, Hides It In Pants
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) ―
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A Florida man was charged with theft over a $129 ferret that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach. (File)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? Police said a homeless man in north Florida did just that. And he made it out the door before being challenged. Rodney Bolton, 38, was charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach.
A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen's face.
That confrontation makes the ferret a "special weapon" under Florida law. So Bolton also faces battery charges for dangerously wielding the animal.
Calls to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department to see if Bolton has a lawyer were not answered early Thursday.
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