The man, whose name was not released, told police that he went to a Kwik Trip here to buy some beer but became trapped inside the walk-in cooler when it was locked at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. Rather than bang on the glass door to be let out, he warmed up to the idea of staying inside where temperatures hover around 32 degrees all night to sample the merchandise.
A customer told Kwik Trip employees that a man was inside the beer cave at about 5:50 a.m. Wednesday.
When they opened the door, he left the store without paying for what he drank: An 18-ounce bottle of beer and three cans of malt liquor. He also fell over a stack of 30-can beer packs, breaking three cases open.
For his adventure, more because he left the makeshift bar without paying his tab, he was issued a misdemeanor citation for retail theft.
Charged with misdemeanor theft? Seems to me the store owner should have been charged with false imprisonment.