Man busted at grocery for "criminal mischief with the cheese"

This gentleman, Blake Oren Robinson, was arrested at a grocery store for "committing criminal mischief with the cheese," according to an Iowa City police criminal complaint. Robinson was apparently caught on video stealing beer, chips, and a jar of Tostitos Salsa Con Queso Medium Cheese. He reportedly went into the restroom to enjoy his snack and then smeared the cheese all over the floor and walls. Police say that Robinson was… (drumroll)… intoxicated. From Iowa City Patch:

Investigation by the police found Robinson with some of the beer still in his pocket. Robinson allegedly admitted to spreading the cheese because "he thought it would be funny…"
Police charged Robinson with public intoxication, third-degree theft and criminal mischief -- all misdemeanors.

"Coralville Man Arrested at Grocery Store for 'Criminal Mischief With The Cheese'"

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theSamLowry

Cheesy story.
http://www.youtube.com/user/PipLagenta Pip_R_Lagenta

If I say “Cheese it! Da cops!” am I revealing my age?
- NoOneSpecific
  
  Yes but that’s cool. Bowery Boys, right?
Hakuin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38m-wnbHPLA&feature=related
NoOneSpecific

The real charge ought to be “Public Display of Stupidity”.
Rhett Holechek

Iowa strikes again! FTW!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Justin-Forposting/100002531076048 Justin Forposting

this is news?
who hasn’t, in a drunken stupor, smeared bathroom walls with cheese?
Arys

Sounds like a sandwich – The Criminal Mischief and you can get it with cheese or without
http://www.facebook.com/ted.mills Ted Mills

You said it, man. Nobody fucks with the cheeses.
http://twitter.com/Tarpo Rob T

So he was caught stealing Nacho Cheese? You know.. cheese that wasn’t his…
http://boingboing.net/ Jason Weisberger

The cheese stands alone, dude. ALONE.
- Labbit
  
  The meat, on the other hand…
  
  http://www4.ncsu.edu/~chking/fark/The_Cheese_Stands_Alone.jpg
idiosynchronic

Oh, Iowa City. All the weird of Austin, none of the charm.
Thad Boyd

Ha.

I once went to a Safeway with a buddy of mine, and we ran into a guy who worked there who’d gone to high school with us.

He said to my friend, “Hey man, remember last time you were in here? You were drunk, and you just walked out with a jar of cheese dip.”
wrybread

This poor guy. With his unique name, for the rest of his life anytime someone Googles him they’ll find the tale of the cheese smearing, complete with a face pic.

Would you hire someone who might smear stuff all over your bathroom?
- http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher
  
  It depends on what the job is.
James B

When I was a little kid in Atlanta, the convenience store that we would walk to for candy had a similar problem. The only place they had to stack up beer overstock was the hallway next to the bathroom. I didn’t really understand the fuss, and what all the signs meant, until I saw the empty beer cans on the floor in the bathroom. No cheese was available.
Cowicide

I hope they give him the guillotine.
adonai

When I read the headline, I did not expect the story to end the way it did.
Palomino

Misdemeanor: A minor wrongdoing. A nonindictable offense.

Posting his image all over the internet is a form of “Indictment”. There’s laws in Britain that stop the wealthy from getting bad press. And we still don’t know who stole billions of dollars from hard working American homeowners.

Geez, cheez?
Kodascope

I prefer chocolate and peanut butter …

http://www.themountaineagle.com/news/2012-02-01/Front_Page/Store_manager_welcomed_by_nude_man_smeared_with_ch.html
http://thingsatrexdoes.tumblr.com Mike Birtwistle

“criminal mischief with the cheese”

Well that’s not very mature……

I thank you, I’m here all week