Man Charged with Felony for Stealing McDonald's Drink

Apr 25, 2012 | 8:30 PM Written By: Jeff Weisinger

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Man Charged with Felony for Stealing McDonald's Drink

A $6,500 bail freed a Florida man after he was arrested last Thursday for allegedly "stealing" a $1 cup of soda at McDonald's.

52-year-old Mark Abaire asked the staff at the Naples McDonald's restaurant for a courtesy cup for water, but instead filled the cup with water and staid outside the restaurant.

Abaire refused to pay for the soda and refused to leave the store as he cursed at the manager.

Abaire has a long list of prior arrests and aliases according to the Collier County Sheriff's Department, which now include petty theft, trespassing and disorderly intoxication after Thursday's arrest.

Abaire could face up to five years after his petty theft charge was upgraded from misdemeanor to a felony because of his priors.

Moral of the story: keep the cup honest. Especially if you have priors.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Previous Comments

NassaH 04/26/2012 2:16 pm

dude dumb as hell for that shit. he was askin to go to jail hanging in front cussing mofo's out. #Fuckem

Woot 04/26/2012 11:55 am

In Poland you cant be charged with a felony unless what you steal costs more then 85 dollars.

Greebuh 04/26/2012 11:44 am

So if the dude didn't leave the Mc d's how did he steal anything. You have to leave the property with the goods before you can be accused of stealing. They gave him the cup, they should have filled it with water from the machine's behind the counter before handing it to him. Felonies for under 500 bucks is Bullshit too. Fuck Mc D's and this Totalitarian Regime we are under.

Outthere 04/26/2012 7:02 am

Only if you had to deal with this everyday and lose money everyday you wouls see why it is great to see this....

Paul Mooney 04/26/2012 4:07 am

It's filled the cup with soda, Vlad, not water. So what's the charge if you walk out of a McDonald's without paying a for Big Mac Value Meal? lol!

Jeez 04/25/2012 11:04 pm

This dude VLad got a team of 3rd graders as his journalists

Starchild 04/25/2012 10:42 pm

Funny ass article when reading the typos lol.. Damn near anyone considered journalist these days haha...

Alaboutd 04/25/2012 10:24 pm

Wth who wrote this a 3rd grader? U r not smarter than a 3rd grader! Lol

Supermaz 04/25/2012 8:52 pm

"Stayed" not staid. And you wrote that he filled the cup with water.