Woman decides to go to jail instead of paying $7.45 bill

[Neverender]

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The total she went to jail over: $7.45. According to a police report, Maryanne O'Neill, 66, ordered coffee and a sandwich at a Waffle House restaurant on Saturday but refused to pay the bill.

The report said an officer asked her to pay or go to jail and she refused.

A jail official said she was released Monday from the St. Lucie County Jail. She was charged with obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud, a second degree misdemeanor.

If convicted of a second degree misdemeanor she could face up to 60 days in jail and a fine of $500.

[DarkWingedAngel]

wow all that over not paying a 7 dollar bill wow

[Nihilus]

Omfg! Jeez its only seven bucks(Im talking to her) and now you are in jail and with a fine of 500$.¬ø¬

[nachtspiegel]

That's crazy. I wonder what was going through her head when she decided to decline paying the bill.

[Gumleaf]

stupidity has its price!

[Callwaiting]

stupidity has its price!

In this case, $500 :P

What an idiot! There might've been more to it though, like she thought they spat in her food or something.

[Whisper]

theres more to it than that WHY did she refuse for example

[Atonement]

hm. At least she sticks to her convictions i guess.

[JoshDude]

There is definetly something else behind why she didnt pay.
Other than that - 7 dollars isn't much...