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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Ruskin man stated he would “rather just go to jail” than pay for beers he confessed to stealing from a gas station, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social media post.

Abrian Guerrera, 64, of Ruskin, was accused of leaving a Shell gas station with four 24-ounce cans of Modelo on Tuesday.

The clerk informed deputies that when he asked Guerrera where he got the beers, Guerrera replied, “from this store,” and admitted, “No, I did not pay for it… I stole it.”

Deputies mentioned that when the clerk offered to let the incident go if Guerrera paid for the beers, Guerrera refused. Guerrera was told to leave, but he reportedly opened a stolen beer and said, “I don’t want to leave, and I’d rather just go to jail.”

Guerrera told a deputy he was going to Orlando “and got thirsty, so he decided to steal some beer.” He was arrested and charged with retail theft.

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