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Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by boots, Apr 26, 2007.

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    MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — There’s no use crying over spilled milk, but spilled soda has been a nightmare for one man.
    Eric Burns Overstreet was put in jail in September after entering the Mystik Stop & Shop, paying for a fountain drink and spilling three cups of it onto the floor.
    The first time he spilled the soda, Overstreet went to fetch a mop and began cleaning up the mess. In the process, he spilled a second and a third soft drink.
    “He clearly appeared to be under the influence of something other than good sense,” Chief Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson said.
    Overstreet, who at one point put a yellow “Wet Floor” warning sign out as he mopped, was chased down by a clerk when he grabbed another soft drink and left without paying for it.
    Overstreet pleading guilty last week to a reduced charge of third-degree theft. He was given a one-year suspended sentence and ordered to stay out of the Mystik Stop & Shop.
    Circuit Judge Rick Stout, noting that Overstreet had spent many months in jail over a carbonated beverage, said he hoped the soda was good.
    Overstreet responded: “I should’ve had a V-8.”
     
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