A Port St. Lucie resident's quest to "'score some women'" may have hit a snag after officials found him changing a flat tire on a Dodge Neon and linked him to a Bud Light heist, according to a recently released Martin County Sheriff's Office report.
The stolen suds caper began about 10:50 p.m. Monday when three men walked in a 7-Eleven north of U.S. 1 and Jensen Beach Boulevard in Jensen Beach to buy beer and pay for gas, an employee told a deputy.
Two of the men approached the counter while the third grabbed an 18 pack of Bud Light in cans and ran out, the employee said. The other two men also left, with the 7-Eleven worker running after them and shouting at them to stop. The 7-Eleven worker said they fled north on U.S. 1 in a silver Dodge Neon.
Less than two hours later, Martin officials learned St. Lucie County Sheriff's deputies found a vehicle matching the silver Dodge Neon's description in Port St. Lucie at Southeast Westmoreland Boulevard and Southeast Gowin Drive -- about two miles from the 7-Eleven.
Three men fitting the description given by the 7-Eleven employee were trying to change a flat tire on the Neon. One was 20-year-old Anthony Hernandez.
"I asked if he knew anything about someone stealing beer to which Hernandez stated he stole the beer," a report states.
Queried as to the location of the beer, Hernandez said, "I don't know."
He said he wanted to "'score some women,'" saying he boosted the beer to "'impress women.'"
The report doesn't state whether Hernandez scored or impressed any women with the 18 pack of Bud Light in cans, which was valued at $14.99.
Introduced in 1982, Bud Light has a "clean, crisp, smooth taste" provided by "a blend of two and six-row malt and cereal grains," a Bud Light web site states.
Hernandez said the other two men -- Nicholas Jerome Sardone, 18, and 21-year-old Reynaldo Martin Garcia -- played no role in the beer theft. Sardone and Garcia said they were unaware Hernandez snatched the Bud Light.
Hernandez, of the 400 block of Southwest Tarra Avenue in Port St. Lucie, was issued a notice to appear for retail theft. All three were issued trespass warnings for the 7-Eleven.
It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the Bud Light.
The stolen suds caper began about 10:50 p.m. Monday when three men walked in a 7-Eleven north of U.S. 1 and Jensen Beach Boulevard in Jensen Beach to buy beer and pay for gas, an employee told a deputy.
Two of the men approached the counter while the third grabbed an 18 pack of Bud Light in cans and ran out, the employee said. The other two men also left, with the 7-Eleven worker running after them and shouting at them to stop. The 7-Eleven worker said they fled north on U.S. 1 in a silver Dodge Neon.
Less than two hours later, Martin officials learned St. Lucie County Sheriff's deputies found a vehicle matching the silver Dodge Neon's description in Port St. Lucie at Southeast Westmoreland Boulevard and Southeast Gowin Drive -- about two miles from the 7-Eleven.
Three men fitting the description given by the 7-Eleven employee were trying to change a flat tire on the Neon. One was 20-year-old Anthony Hernandez.
"I asked if he knew anything about someone stealing beer to which Hernandez stated he stole the beer," a report states.
Queried as to the location of the beer, Hernandez said, "I don't know."
He said he wanted to "'score some women,'" saying he boosted the beer to "'impress women.'"
The report doesn't state whether Hernandez scored or impressed any women with the 18 pack of Bud Light in cans, which was valued at $14.99.
Introduced in 1982, Bud Light has a "clean, crisp, smooth taste" provided by "a blend of two and six-row malt and cereal grains," a Bud Light web site states.
Hernandez said the other two men -- Nicholas Jerome Sardone, 18, and 21-year-old Reynaldo Martin Garcia -- played no role in the beer theft. Sardone and Garcia said they were unaware Hernandez snatched the Bud Light.
Hernandez, of the 400 block of Southwest Tarra Avenue in Port St. Lucie, was issued a notice to appear for retail theft. All three were issued trespass warnings for the 7-Eleven.
It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the Bud Light.
