Cheated Beer Drinker Takes Direct Action

MANATEE, FL — A man claiming he was shorted during a beer purchase two weeks previously decided to make things right by using a stolen forklift to smash his way into the offending store and making off with $680 worth of beer.

Gerardo Garcia Hernandez, 23, entered the warehouse of G&D Farms and drove one of their forklifts through the front door, causing $5,000 in damage. He then drove the forklift to the Duette Country Store and through the front door of the store, causing another $5,000 in damage, the report said.

Once inside the store, Hernandez stole cash and a large amount of beer. He fled on foot and was arrested the following evening on charges of burglary and grand theft.
Hernandez said that on a previous date, he gave the cashier $100 for beer and only received $3 back. The cashier claimed that the man only gave him $10.