Homeless man jailed after Church insists on pressing charges over stolen cookies worth $2.25

Homeless man jailed after Church insists on pressing charges over stolen cookies worth $2.25

‘In Florida, a hungry and homeless man was jailed after church officials insisted the man be charged for stealing a few cookies valued at $2.25.
The Palm Beach Post reports:
A homeless man stole cookies from a church in the 10700 block of Okeechobee Boulevard. A deputy found him sitting by the building’s entrance. He said he had been looking for assistance, pulled on a door and it opened. He helped himself to the cookies, but a cleaning person saw him and called 911. A church employee arrived at the scene and said the church would press charges. The man was arrested and taken to the county jail. The value of the cookies was $2.25.’
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