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'Gin And Tonic' Bandit Arrested In Indiana 'Gin And Tonic' Bandit Arrested In Indiana For Skipping Out On The Same Meal 5 Straight Weeks
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Mar 30, 2007 (AP)— A scofflaw who came to be known as the gin and tonic bandit went to the same restaurant each Wednesday, ordered two drinks and a rib-eye steak, then skipped out on his $25.96 bill. His dining, drinking and dashing days may be over. Police arrested the man on preliminary charges of theft and resisting law enforcement. He was being held early Friday at the Monroe County Jail on $2,000 bond, authorities said. Each Wednesday night for four weeks running, the same man came into the same O'Charley's restaurant and ordered the two drinks and the steak, restaurant manager Teresa Tolbert told police. At the end of each meal, the wait staff would present him with his bill for $25.96, and he would excuse himself to use the restroom, then skip out without paying. The man appeared a fifth time Wednesday night, but the restaurant was ready for him, police said. When his server presented the bill, he again claimed he needed to use the bathroom. But when he walked out of the restaurant, four employees were waiting for him. They confronted him about the unpaid bill, which he offered to pay with a check, police said. After Tolbert told him the restaurant didn't accept checks, the man "got nervous and ran," according to the police report. Officer Randy Gehlhausen caught up with the man as he was trying to open his car door. The diner struggled with Gehlhausen, who wrestled him to the ground and handcuffed him. News is kinda slow today y'all.... | |
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