The suspect in a bar burglary was caught at the crime scene when a worker found him intoxicated and passed out on stage, according to detectives in Central Florida.
It happened Monday, Nov. 27, at the County Line Bar near Weirsdale, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in an affidavit. Weirsdale is about 60 miles northwest of Orlando.
A bar employee reports she was taking out the trash around 6 a.m. when she spotted a man “sleeping on stage.”
The 31-year-old suspect was awake and still at the bar when deputies arrived minutes later, the report says.
“When asked if he thought it was standard to step into an unoccupied, shut bar and freely take drinks, his reply indicated he usually likes being served,” wrote the deputy who made the arrest in his report.
Examiners indicate that the man gained access to the bar through an unlocked door leading to the patio.
Security footage shows the man arriving just past 2 a.m., instantly starting to help himself to numerous beer bottles, as per officials. (He is viewed at one point carrying a six-pack, according to the report.)
Around the hour of 6 a.m., the perpetrator is noted moving from a private booth “to the area of the stage where he lies down” and dozes off, the report suggests.
The suspect was charged with burglary and felony petit theft, officials said.
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