Ferret taken, recovered at Florida pet shop
Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Police say a homeless man stole a live ferret by stuffing it in his pants.
Thirty-eight-year-old Rodney Bolton is charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach, the Florida Times-Union reported.
A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen's face.
That confrontation makes the ferret a "special weapon" under Florida law. So Bolton also faces battery charges for dangerously wielding the animal.
Calls to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department to see if Bolton has a lawyer were not answered early Thursday.
I can't blame the cops a bit for locking this guy away. Some people might be afraid of a homeless guy having a knife or a broken bottle but I know to fear the ferret. Those things are viscious. Sure, Mr. Kimble may have promised that his didn't bite but when the chips were down that ferret in Kindegarten Cop sprung into action. But that ferret was used for good. This homeless guy's ferret was used for evil. Now he has to pay.
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