Posted on 08/26/2005 6:08:02 AM PDT by Pharmboy
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - A 420-pound man was charged with felony robbery, accused of stealing beer from the same store he stole from in January, authorities said. Levi Timbana, 23, of Fort Hall was accused of walking into the Cowboy Oil store Aug. 9 and taking a swing at a clerk who refused to sell him beer after hours. Prosecutors say the clerk held Timbana at bay with a metal pipe until police arrived; Timbana's companion allegedly fled with two cases of beer.
Police said Timbana punched a different clerk at the store during a January beer heist. He spent 43 days in jail in that case.
"You have to wonder if he's done this before and got away with it because of his size," Police Capt. Kirk Nelson said.
If convicted of felony robbery, Timbana could face up to life in prison. He remained in the Bannock County Jail in lieu of $70,000 bond. Arraignment was set for Monday.
He faces life in prison? Whew...
I wouldn't want to try to hold off a 420 pound man with just an iron pipe. A caliber beginning with ".4" would be a whole lot more to my liking. Although I wonder if a .45 ACP could penetrate all that lard . . .
Guy can barely move.
43 days is a long time on a case. I can finish one in 2 to 3 days.
You'd need an awful big pipe to hold a 420 man. The guy could just set on and kill you.
I wonder if it was "more taste" or "less filling". I guess he was going for the "gusto".
Domestic or imported?
Yes, I too would like to go to jail for a couple o' six paks and a bag of chips.
I wonder if he belongs to Mensa?
Friend of yours?
Something strange about this. Anyhow, the clerk was rumored to have said after the fellow took a swing at him:
"You're still not getting my Budlite."
Guy can barely move.
But he could sit on you.
You've got to watch your ass with someone that big. He'll probably wear out quick, but nothing can help you if he gets his hands on you or you try to fight in close.
It used to be fairly common, when you tried to buy beer after 2:00 form 7-11, when the clerk said no, to just leave the five bucks on the counter and walk out with the beer. More than likely they just took the money for the sale rather than report a theft. Not something worth risking taking a lead pipe to a 420 pound beast.
One of the early UFC tapes was big guys against little guys. Some of those little guys like Royce Gracie destroyed these giants.
Hold my iron pipe while I get your beer alert!
his forehead would have almost no lard.
Geez, Gore looks like 420 pounds in that picture. Someone should be scrutinizing his photo ops.
Okay...when did Fat Bastard move to Idaho? And I could have sworn he was Scottish.
Hard to put together a police lineup for someone like that.
There are times when ball is a better answer than hollow points, for exactly that reason - greater penetration.
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