Needle-Wielding Shrimp Thief Gets 3 to 5 Years
A Spencer man will serve three to five years in prison, plus two years probation, for attempting to steal shrimp from a Worcester Price Chopper, and for threatening employees as he fled, according to NECN.
On June 12, John Pinard, 38, walked into the supermarket’s seafood section, began filling bags with shrimp – about $308 worth – and tried to leave without paying, the store’s manager told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
When confronted by the store’s staff, Pinard rammed the store manager with his cart and then threatened to stab the manager and another employee with a hypodermic needle.
He fled in a gold Ford Explorer, leaving behind the shrimp and a bottle of medicine that had his name on it. Pinard was later discovered hiding in a closet in his girlfriend’s apartment and arrested, the Telegram reported.
He pleaded guilty to armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (the cart), and assault and battery in Worcester Superior Court on Thursday. Pinard’s lawyer said that his client has struggled with drug addiction throughout his life.
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