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Obese Florida Man, George Jolicoeur, Avoids Jail Because He's Too Fat
By Joe Tacopino, Daily News Writer
Get out of jail free: because you're too fat.
A 600-
pound Florida ma n, arrested for scamming restau- rants in 2007, was offered a plea deal when prosecutors dis- covered it was too expensive to incarcerate him, according to
the Orlando Sentinel.
George Jolicoeur, 38, is infamous for ordering food and then com- plaining about the quality and refus- ing to pay after
he eats it.
The obese thief once devoured five milk shakes before finding a hair in the shake and refusing to pay.
Jolicoeur was arrested in 2007 after downing nearly $50 of beef jerky from a 7-Eleven, then claiming the last few scraps were moldy.
Police tracked him down at home and arrest- ed him.
"The beef jerky got me," Jolicoeur said on his way to prison.
After Jolicoeur was charged with five counts of felony petty theft, he became ill and bedridden. He now resides in a nursing facility and relies on a respirator to breathe.
After prosecutors discovered that the state would have to foot the bill for Jolicoeur's medical care they offered a plea deal.
"He's in his prison cell,"
said Assistant State Attorney Kyan Ware. "He's not getting out of that bed."
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