Missouri Doughnut Shoplifter Faces Real Time Behind Bars

[Judi Lynn]

Missouri Doughnut Shoplifter Faces Real Time Behind Bars
By Karyn Chenoweth Oct 7, 2007, 16:23 GMT

Shoplifters strike big stores, and mom and pop ones too; the Farmington, Missouri Country Mart has had its share of thieves who lift cold medicines, formula and bologna.

Prime theft items were cigarettes, too, until tobacco was moved behind the counter. But the doughnuts were never a draw for shoplifters.
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The Post Dispatch reports that authorities called it strong-arm robbery. The "doughnut man," as the suspect is now known, faces five to 15 years in prison for his crime.
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Gibbs' co-worker followed Masters into the parking lot. The co-worker, a 54-year-old woman, demanded that Masters come inside, according to the police report. He offered to give the doughnut back. She declined and grabbed his arm.

That is when Masters allegedly delivered 'a backhanded punch to the chest' and took off running, police said."

The woman was fighting mad, even though uninjured, she jumped in her car and called police as she literally chased Masters down in her car.
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[Sherman A1]

1. A thief is a thief,

and just because he is one, don't make him smart. I hope they throw the book at him, not for the donut, but for the assault on the worker and for being stupid.