It's a real knee-$lapper when you think about it:
"Accused says she took $2.87 for food" WBNS-TV, October 18, 2013
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — A western Ohio woman charged with petty theft for allegedly stealing $2.87 from a courthouse fountain said she is jobless and took the change to buy food.
WBNS-TV in Columbus reported that the woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday. A police report alleges that she stole the change Oct. 7 from the Logan County Courthouse fountain in Bellefontaine and an officer asked her what she was doing and found change in her pocket.
She should have been smart and went to a bank instead.
The woman said she worries she’ll end up in jail for taking money that she said didn’t belong to anyone. She said she has no job, is on the verge of losing her apartment, and was trying to feed herself and her four cats.
The city’s safety director said officials hope to resolve the case before the November trial.
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Related:
"About $14,000 has been donated online to help a woman who said she stole change from a courthouse fountain to buy food and who was charged with petty theft."
That will help defray the lawyer's fees.
Also see:
The Homeless Hero of Boston
The Homeless Hero of New York
South Carolina City Hates Its Homeless
