PennLive reported. The store called the police and he was arrested. What Sobolewski may not have known was that a single bottle of Mountain Dew cost $2.29, not $1.50. READ NEXT: Man killed after beer keg explodes at birthday partySo he actually shorted the store by 43 cents, or 29 cents for the bottle plus tax.
He is being held on a $50,000 bond and faces up to seven years in prison. "For me, I would get the deterrent factor if someone’s thefts were getting worse or higher in value," said Brandon Flood, director of the state’s Board of Parole, told the news outlet. "But the lack of discretion is what bothers me.
It’s problematic because it doesn’t factor in the amount."A criminal docket showed the bond was originally ordered as a cash bond.