BANGOR, Maine — A local man with a history of arrests was stopped again by police last week for shoplifting, and now faces up to 10 years in prison for drugs found in his front pocket, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Monday.
Sheldon L. Hathorn, 45, was charged with felony unlawful possession of scheduled drugs after Penobscot County Jail intake officers found a tin with 19 diverted gabapentin pills in his pants, the sergeant said. Gabapentin is a nerve painkiller.
Police were originally called to Shaw’s grocery store on Main Street for a reported shoplifter at about 10 p.m. Oct. 17, and quickly located Hathorn, who was attempting to hide.
“He left the store without paying for a sandwich,” Edwards said.
Officer Kevin Murphy found Hathorn with two sandwiches hiding under a fence located across the street from the store. He was charged with theft by unauthorized taking and also was wanted for an outstanding warrant, Edwards said. The drug charged was added when he got to jail.
Hathorn has a lengthy and violent criminal record that includes two robbery convictions, at least six assault convictions, and convictions for criminal mischief and criminal trespassing, according to Bangor Daily News archives. He and another man pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of robbery, one in Bangor the other in Hampden. The Hampden robbery occurred in September 1997 when Hathorn and the second man beat a resident at a trailer park until he handed over $430 in cash. The BDN archives state he was hired to do the Bangor assault. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
Today’s word is shoplifting brought to you by the Letter S. Remember kids, shoplifting is a crime and you will do time.
lol I highly doubt any of these shoplifters today remember Sesame Street but along with the Letter S for shoplifting and the Letter S also brings your Sentence and could be summized that when in court the Letter S can also cover the Sorry.. Maybe we should advise these kids about what the can learn on PBS they don’t get watching cable TV. Oh wait only you and I can remember when TV went off at 11 pm and we all watched the Indian head…..lol
Whos to say PBS will be around in the next few years *cough*
I know a guy who has worked at WGBH in Boston for decades. He tells me that they haven’t needed gov. money for years.
When they started with the “Brought to you in Living Color” peacock, the poor Indian was replaced with those multi colored stripes. I missed the Indian, but even worse was only having Presque Isle and CHSJ from NB for channels. NB would have that gawd awful curling on for hours instead of Sat. morning cartoons. Of course having 200 to 400 stations now is soooo much better,right? :(
No wonder kids don’t go out and play anymore. (I rambled again, didn’t I?)
More like Eddie Murphy’s “Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood.”
“Today’s letter, boys and girls, is the letter “X”. Some words that start with the letter X are ex-con and ex-scape.”
:-D
Big Bird!!
“Do time”… with the cold weather setting in, a warm place in jail with three hots and a cot might not be too bad…
After they get done “jonesing” maybe it is an upgrade. THen again, if it weren’t for the drug problem, he could manage his life.
Transient turkey club
This Transient Turkey just joined a club, alright, Hehe…
Put people in jail then release then into the streets with nowhere to go. Good Plan
That Shaw’s couldn’t be any more unsavory.
How bad does your life have to be before you steal sandwiches from Shaws? If you are wondering if your drug problem is out of control, there’s your sign.
A man’s gotta eat!!
I like a good sandwich as much as the next guy, but I also like to pay for them and prefer they didn’t come from Shaw’s.
I couldn’t afford to buy sandwitches at Shaw’s….. I quess that’s where food stamps come into play.
Shaws?Next time shoplift at Amato’s.Aim high my transient friend.Shoot the moon!
This guy’s really a slow learner…he should’ve eaten the evidence before they caught up with him.
stealing the sandwich seems minor in comparison to the drugs he had on him!!! The police would have charged him with destroying evidence, if he had attempted to have lunch in front of the police!!!! he needs help!! drugs are destroying society!!
No dude, you’re doing it wrong, sell a pill and buy the sandwich!!! And gabapentin too, cheap anti-seizure medication with no narcotics in it a-tall. Maybe he just wants to go back home to jail where things are safe and routine…
What happened to the sandwiches? Did they let him eat them or did Shaws sell them?
All I can see is Dan Aykroyd drenched in the santa suit eating the salmon from his beard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJUoKcPb5JU