Horrorshowrot Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Woman Accused Of Stealing $2 Pumpkin Faces Trial Sister: Lauren Medina Forgot To Pay For Small Pumpkin At Moriarty Patch ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- According to court employees, a woman accused of stealing a $2 pumpkin will face a jury trial Tuesday. Annette Atencio said she can't believe her 23-year-old sister, Lauren Medina, will actually have to go to trial over a pumpkin. "I'm in disbelief -- the more I talk about it, the angrier I get," Atencio said. Atencio said the charges stem from October 2011, when her sister went to McCall's Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty and forgot to pay for a small pumpkin. Medina spent $75 that day on funnel cakes and other food, and then, Atencio said; her sister went on some hay rides in the back. But, when Medina was leaving the property, Atencio said her sister picked up a small pumpkin and police approached her. "(Medina) said, 'Oh my god, I'm so sorry. Can I pay for them?' (They said), 'Nope,' and she was handcuffed immediately -- end of story, no ifs or buts," Atencio said. Medina was given an order to appear, and when she did, Atencio said her sister thought the charges would be dropped -- but that didn't happen. Atencio said that Medina was given the option to plead guilty and do probation, and when she refused, the case will now head to a jury trial. "(Medina) is a college student, and she's never been in trouble and never been arrested," Atencio said. Moriarity Magistrate Judge Steve Jones is hearing the case, and a court employee said that just like every other case, the pumpkin theft case has to go through the court process. Leave your thoughts every weekday I will put a new one up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 They should cut off one hand and give her twenty lashes . If she had beat someone half to death with a baseball bat , give her 30 days probation ! A person who poached a moose wouldn't do jail time here ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Simple petty theft. Whether intentional or "not"/ read klepto. She should have plead the misdemeanor, but rather chose public humiliation instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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