Posted on 08/05/2010 5:38:29 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
An Eau Claire man will be sentenced Oct. 14 for robbing a convenience store in April.
Patrick W. Grollo told police at the time of the crime he "needed beer real bad" but made "a bad mistake."
Grollo, 52, pleaded no contest Wednesday in Eau Claire County Court to an amended felony count of robbery with threat or use of force. A misdemeanor count of obstructing an officer was dismissed.
Judge Paul Lenz ordered a pre-sentence investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Lenz could sentence Grollo to up to 10 years in prison.
According to the criminal complaint:
Grollo looked around the BP convenience store, at 317 N. Barstow St., on April 4 and picked out a pint-size can of beer. He approached the counter, waited for a customer to leave and made sure no one else was in the store.
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Oh for cripes sake, linky no worky hey....
Accusations of beer theft are racist which is a capital crime which may result in penalties up to public execution of the accuser(s) by the accused.
Yep, based on the article, that’s a ten years-in-the-pen beer run.
B double e, double r, u n... Beer run!
At least the man didn’t scream racism and murder everyone in the store.
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