ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A man who apparently drank blackberry wine while cruising through Publix on an electric cart was arrested after leaving without paying, according to a recently released arrest affidavit.
Joseph Leonardi, 68, reportedly also said he took a bite out of a candy bar about 11:45 a.m. Monday in the store in the 7500 block of South U.S. 1.
An employee reportedly spotted Leonardi, of the 1400 block of Southeast Sunshine Avenue, with a bottle of wine in the front of his electric cart. The bottle was three-quarters full.
“As Leonardi rounded the next corner it was no longer in his cart,” the affidavit states.
The employee found the bottle — half full — on the next aisle.
Asked if he drank the wine, Leonardi allegedly asked the employee, “What are you going to do, call the cops?” Leonardi also reportedly said he took a bite out of a candy bar, and investigators took the bottle and wrapper into evidence.
A deputy, who saw Leonardi’s vehicle near Kitterman Road, stopped Leonardi. He said he was coming from Publix and had opened some blackberry wine. He said he didn’t like it and put it back on a shelf. Leonardi faces two counts of larceny.
Joseph Leonardi, 68, reportedly also said he took a bite out of a candy bar about 11:45 a.m. Monday in the store in the 7500 block of South U.S. 1.
An employee reportedly spotted Leonardi, of the 1400 block of Southeast Sunshine Avenue, with a bottle of wine in the front of his electric cart. The bottle was three-quarters full.
“As Leonardi rounded the next corner it was no longer in his cart,” the affidavit states.
The employee found the bottle — half full — on the next aisle.
Asked if he drank the wine, Leonardi allegedly asked the employee, “What are you going to do, call the cops?” Leonardi also reportedly said he took a bite out of a candy bar, and investigators took the bottle and wrapper into evidence.
A deputy, who saw Leonardi’s vehicle near Kitterman Road, stopped Leonardi. He said he was coming from Publix and had opened some blackberry wine. He said he didn’t like it and put it back on a shelf. Leonardi faces two counts of larceny.
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