FORT PIERCE, Fla. - A woman has been charged after choosing jail rather than paying her tab for $7.45 at a central Florida restaurant.
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 restaurant called the police.
A police officer asked O'Neill to pay or go to jail and she refused to pay.
O'Neill could not be reached for comment at any listed phone number.
A jail official says she was released Monday from the St. Lucie County Jail. She is 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.
Man, if I was gonna go to jail over a restaurant bill, I'd be damned sure to rack up a HUGE one! You know, Prime Rib, tons 'o ****tails, etc...
A sammich and a cup of coffee hardly seems worth it...and who the hell eats at a waffle house and doesn't order either waffles or pancakes? I think this woman has more problems than the immediately obvious ones.
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Ya know, when I read the story I was expecting her to say that she refused to pay the bill because the service sucked or something.... she sounds like an idiot to me.
I'm amazed at least once per shift at the restaurant where I work by some wacky customer. There's got to be something in the water around here. The odd requests and OCD like quirks are astounding.
If you think the wait staff is talking about you next time you're out.......we are!
I brought my Grandson to the Country Cottage this past Sunday and wittnessed some weirdness...a biggish rugged looking NASCAR disciple (not thats there's anything wrong with that) had a tizzyfit because his hash browns were touching his other food...the waitress had to bring back seperate plates for everything...I guess his "3" baseball hat was really a crown of jewels in disguise...