Louisiana Man Faces Life In Prison For Stealing $31 In Candy
A man in Louisiana was allegedly caught stealing $31 in candy from a Dollar General and is now facing a 20-year-to-life prison sentence.
A man in Louisiana was allegedly caught stealing $31 in candy from a Dollar General store and is now facing a 20-year-to-life in prison sentence.
As this is not 34-year-old Jacobia Grimes’ first – or even second - shoplifting offense, state law allows the charge to be elevated to a felony.
Potential sentences are based on the number of priors, and for Grimes that may come out to eternal incarceration.
Franz Zibilich, the judge presiding over the case
A man in Louisiana was allegedly caught stealing $31 in candy from a Dollar General store and is now facing a 20-year-to-life in prison sentence.
As this is not 34-year-old Jacobia Grimes’ first – or even second - shoplifting offense, state law allows the charge to be elevated to a felony.
Potential sentences are based on the number of priors, and for Grimes that may come out to eternal incarceration.
Franz Zibilich, the judge presiding over the case
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