Another stupid criminal turns a simple shoplifting case into a pot bust. His crime started out as a $20 of stolen merchandise from Shopko in Winona County, Minnesota. Patrick Julius Walker, 20, of Winona returned to Shopko and pleaded with store security to let him pay for the items he took. He took a pair of boxer shorts valued at $7.99 and a pair of earring, valued at $12.99.

However, Shopko refused to let the man pay for the items and called police. When the police arrived, Mr. Walker claimed that he didn’t have the earrings and to prove it he emptied his pockets.

In his pockets he had change, candy, candy wrappers, tissue, a wad of cash with a black clip, and a small bag of marijuana. The police asked about the pot and Walker said that he smokes a little dope. He continued to empty his pockets and revealed a larger bag with 10 smaller bags of marijuana weighing 16.8 grams. As he continued to empty his pockets he brought out another bag of pot weighing 7.57 grams and a small scale. He must have had deep pockets to hold all of this stuff!

The police asked Walker about the bags of pot and he said, “Who cares? I smoke a little dope.” It seems that he wasn’t concerned about the dope in his pocket but was more concerned about the shoplifing charges.

However, the police arrested Walker after a scuffle broke out and took him to jail. He is cited for obstructing justice with force, theft by shoplifting and possession of marijuana with intent to sell.