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As per an arrest affidavit, Florida man Peter Hans Emery thought he’d bagged himself hydrocodone, a powerful narcotic. He soon threw away the bottle after realizing the pills were something else entirely, “gentle laxatives”.
In Peter’s defense, the bottle was labelled hydrocodone-acetaminophen, though the pills inside were reportedly “Equate Gentle Laxatives” from Walmart, described as being ideal for “gentle dependable overnight relief.”
#Headlinechallenge: Thief in #Florida gets more than he bargained for when he steals large number of painkillers. The bottle was wrongly labelled so Peter Hans Emery pilfered a load of laxatives…ON THE RUNS https://t.co/zGzzZN2hx2 pic.twitter.com/h5JpRqUJMO
— Peter Barron (@BarronMedia) January 28, 2019
Emery was apprehended after the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office obtained surveillance footage showing him breaking into a lockbox and putting the “opioids” in his hands.
The 56-year-old, who has prior convictions for theft, was arrested, and faces a number of probation violation charges, including a felony charge of a petit theft.
The moral of the story? Don’t take things that aren’t yours, of course, though it could be said it also teaches a lesson on being sure of something before you dive right in. In any case, Emery will probably think twice before he does something like this again in the future!
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